The baby was allegedly kidnapped at around 7 pm on October 10 by a speech-and hearing-impaired woman, who then handed him over to her associates as part of a plan to sell the child, senior inspector Shabbir Sayyed of Ambernath police station said

The protest was organised by members of the Thane City Journalists Association on Monday, following remarks made by Jadhav during an October 9 demonstration by Opposition parties over the deteriorating law and order situation in Thane and the murder of Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Pradeep Purnekar