North Control.
-Hello, sir. -Yes, hello?
We have got information from Sanjayanagara Police Station.
A child has been kidnapped.
There's been a kidnapping?
Yes, sir.
A one-and-a-half-year-old baby girl.
She's one and a half years old…
Hmm.
It was reported at 1:00 a.m.,
and attended to by lady sub-inspector.
As a police officer, I've never handled a kidnapping case
involving such a young child.
A baby is missing.
Stick this poster on your rickshaw.
She went missing from home?
No, she is not missing, she's been kidnapped
from this location.
Where has the baby been taken? What's happening to her?
We're imagining the worst-case scenario.
Some people believe in occult rituals.
NOTICE KIDNAPPED BABY 1 YEAR 8 MONTHS
They believe that sacrificing a baby girl would make their wishes come true.
And they won't sacrifice their own daughters.
So, they take someone else's child.
The tension grows with each passing minute.
Every hour, they may get further and further away from us.
And our chances of finding them could slip away.
Take off your hat.
-What is your name? -Arjun, sir.
-What? -Arjun.
-What is your wife's name? -Maramma.
We've been married for 12 years.
-How many children do you have? -Five, sir.
The one who is kidnapped is the sixth one.
How old is she?
A year and seven months.
-What do you do? -I sell balloons.
-And where do you stay? -Under the Hebbal bridge, sir.
Do you have a house there?
No, we sleep under the flyover.
Isn't it dirty there?
No, sir. They've tiled the ground near the public toilet.
So we spread our sheets out and sleep there.
My wife begs for food and we manage to feed ourselves and children somehow.
This is how we survive.
-Then one day David came-- -Don't cry. Speak up.
Sir, I know this guy called David.
One day he came to us, asking for food.
We're poor, so we understand hunger. And we shared our food with him.
Even if anyone else would have asked, we would have shared our food.
I later saw David talking to two strangers on a white motorbike.
They told me that my child was nice.
They kissed on her cheeks and played with her.
One of the guys told me that his lover's child had died
and that she loves children.
I felt that they wanted to steal our children,
so I told my wife to be alert.
So, we thought--
Did the men on the bike look all right to you?
-Yes, sir. -They looked like college students, sir.
And David gave them your baby?
-David picked her up. -Okay.
Alarmed by that, my wife grabbed him.
Okay.
I wanted to pick up a stone and hit him with it.
He enjoyed our hospitality for three days and then he did this to us.
All right.
Wait outside.
Let the children eat something. They must be hungry, poor things.
Let them have…
The isn't just a kidnapping offence.
The bigger worry is what happens afterwards.
The baby is completely dependent on her mother.
Her life is in danger.
The longer they're apart, the bigger the risk.
Take a printout.
DAVID KUMAR, S/O MUNIYAPPA AGED 21 YEARS
Yeah, that's a clear image.
The parents said that David was the one who took the baby.
So he's the only lead we have for now.
This is Venkatesh from the crime branch.
I need some information on a man called David Kumar,
that we had arrested and charged with section 399 and 402.
A member of our crime team knows all about David.
He knows his entire criminal history.
He knows where his parents live.
So, he's collecting all that information for us.
Was he convicted in this case too?
Is it?
Crime Team, assemble.
Isn't this David the same criminal who's escaped jail before?
Yes, sir. That's him.
He's a habitual offender and drug addict
who has now kidnapped a baby.
We have to find him and bring the daughter back home.
The four of you will be working only on this case.
So do whatever it takes.
But if you don't catch him,
Sanjayanagara Police Station becomes useless.
So don't return without him.
Got it? Do it right.
Dismissed.
He slept here?
Yes, sir. See that spot there? David slept there.
How long has he been sleeping here?
Three days, sir.
He came from here, grabbed the baby, and ran that way.
The baby was screaming, sir.
Don't worry. We'll find them as soon as possible.
She isn't weaned yet, sir.
I wonder if she is still alive.
Don't cry. She'll be okay.
I constantly worry about what's happening to her.
Are they feeding her milk?
She's too young to eat solid food.
She must be crying for me. "Amma, Amma."
I feel so helpless.
She clung to me…
Calling out to me, "Amma, Amma."
Her hand was clutching my sari.
They stole a nursing baby from her mother.
How can they live with that?
They sleep here.
Stop here or at the bus stand?
Which bus stand, sir?
-Over here? -Let's go around.
David doesn't have a phone or a permanent address.
And it's difficult to find someone like that.
In a city like Bangalore with a population of eight million,
if he chooses to hide, he can be invisible.
What's your name?
Hey!
-What, sir? -Wake up.
Wake up that guy.
To find someone with no address,
we need to focus on finding a pattern in their regular activities.
-The bar at the junction. -Bar?
-Yes, the bar, sir. -Okay.
He would get drunk there till 5:00 a.m.
That's where he was caught the last time he escaped from prison.
As soon as alcoholics get money, they rush to a bar.
We used his picture to ask if anyone has seen him around.
Does he go to that bar regularly?
No one knows when he comes or goes.
He hasn't been seen for days.
I'm so stressed, it's making me sick.
Wake this one up.
It's our duty to find that baby.
-What are they doing there? -Wake the boy next to him.
He's drunk.
Only we can reunite the family again.
We have gone over this place four times.
We've looked everywhere.
He's nowhere to be seen, ma'am.
Okay, all right.
He could be anywhere in Bangalore. We just don't know.
I was born, brought up and educated in a very small village.
When I first moved to Bangalore,
it felt so alien to me.
I would get off the bus, and see huge buildings on both sides of the road.
Both sides of the road look the same.
I couldn't tell one direction from the other.
The first time I made it back to my house, I felt relieved.
Hello?
-What are you doing? -I'm at home.
Hold the phone properly. I can't see your face.
Are you watching TV?
-Yeah. -Where's mummy?
She's in the shower.
That is why he's watching TV.
Back in the village,
my two sisters and I lived next to each other.
Family is everything to us.
I only left for this job.
Put him back on.
Here, take the phone.
Are you going to the village, Adi?
You are not coming?
No, I can't come, but you go.
I have my job here, right?
Take a day off and come.
A day off?
I don't share work-related things with my family.
I don't want to impose my stress onto them.
Okay then, I'll talk to you tomorrow.
-Okay. -Bye, Adi.
Bye.
When I first came to Bangalore, I felt very lonely in this crowded city.
I slowly adjusted to everything. And now, I'm quite used to it.
I'm the happiest when I give 100% at work.
We can't ignore the smallest of clues in a kidnapping case.
We're talking to the family to learn everything we can
about their background.
At times, they may think a detail is insignificant.
But small details often give us huge leads.
How old are you?
I'm 28.
Twenty-eight.
Okay, tell me.
When David came and snatched my baby,
a tug on my sari woke me up.
Do you tie your kids to you?
Yes, every night.
I'm scared someone will take them away while we're asleep.
Did you get a good look at the two men who came on the bike in the afternoon?
Yes.
I saw one of them properly. The other one was wearing a helmet.
Did you see them taking your sister?
His face was covered.
He put her over his shoulder and ran.
He ran away?
Did you play with him too? What did he say to you?
"I'll give you money, give me your sister."
-He said he would give you money? -Yes.
When he said that he would give you money,
didn't you tell your father?
-I told my father. -Hmm.
What did he say then?
My father said, "Don't give her to them."
Okay. Did you know David?
How did your husband know him?
I don't know. I think they met in jail.
-They met him in jail? -Yes.
Actually, to be a successful police officer,
one must look at everything with suspicion.
You can go.
There's a saying, "Even the truth should be tested."
Arjun has a criminal history. He's been to jail before.
We can't trust criminals to tell us the truth.
It's Venkatesh from Sanjayanagara Police Station.
The officers in the crime team have a secret network of informants.
We've received information that a deal was discussed with the father.
There was a discussion on whether to give that baby away.
I think it's possible that Arjun sold his child
without telling his wife.
What's happened?
What are the details?
We think the father could be involved, sir.
-You think he sold his baby? -That's the real question.
Can't say for sure, but we know they're friends, sir.
They knew each other quite well in jail.
Call your team.
Roopa, this way.
Arjun was in jail for four years, sir, until he was acquitted.
It was a murder case that our police station took up.
-He was acquitted? -Yes, sir.
But we also know that he met David in jail.
Okay.
David was in for robbery.
He was charged under section 457, 380, 399, 402.
He actually escaped by hiding in the vegetable supplier's cart.
-Is it? -Yes, sir.
He then wandered over to this part of town and met Arjun.
And he ate and stayed with them, sir.
What leads do we have? And where is David since the offence?
-Sir, David doesn't have a home. -Do we have his mobile number?
-No, sir. No phone, no home. -No, sir.
David may have kidnapped the baby with Arjun's consent.
And that's definitely a possibility.
But it's also possible that this was a genuine kidnapping.
And we can't rule that out either.
So, tomorrow morning, let's get four teams to work on this parallelly.
We have four people on the case already.
Not four people. Four teams, got it?
Act fast.
The longer you take, the easier it is for them to get away.
Is that possible?
-Yes, sir. -Can you do that?
Yes, sir.
Are the parents at the same place?
-Yes, sir. -Let's go.
Was the child taken from here?
Hey, Arjun!
-Where's the mother? -She's there.
-Let's go. -Come.
How many kids do you have?
-How many kids? -Five.
You had six. One of them died?
Six and one died?
So, five. And you're pregnant now? How many months?
Almost seven months.
Seven months pregnant?
Aren't six kids enough?
You want to have children just to make them sleep on the streets?
What kind of a man are you? Get a vasectomy.
Roopa, interrogate him and find out what really happened.
Sir, if you take me, my wife and kids will be alone.
She and the kids can sleep near the police station.
It doesn't matter to them where they sleep.
Nobody will bother her or the children near the station.
You, come with us.
Bring him a chair. You, come here.
Hold on.
When did you last bathe?
Two years ago?
I wash my face every two weeks.
Okay, sit.
Take your hood off.
Why haven't you cut your hair?
-No money, sir. -No money?
-How much do you earn? -Nothing.
How much does a haircut cost? Hundred rupees?
Yes, sir.
How many kids do you have?
Let me count. Sharada, Jeju, Kiran, Darshan, Bhagya…
And she's pregnant with our sixth.
You had six?
She's pregnant with the sixth child.
Hey!
Sorry, she's pregnant with the seventh child.
I forgot about the missing baby.
All this crying is an act, isn't it?
No, sir. I swear on my children.
-We were asleep. -What?
We were sleeping and then David came and he--
You're pretending.
-You gave him the child yourself-- -Sir, he has more to say.
-Let's hear him out. Go on. -I swear I'm not lying.
-I was telling-- -You're lying.
-We can clearly see that. -No, sir.
That's enough! That afternoon…
That afternoon, what did the two of you talk about?
-When, ma'am? -That afternoon.
What did David say about the baby?
He said that guy's lover's baby had died and they wanted a girl.
What deal did you make with him?
Tell us what deal you made with him.
What deal?
Didn't he offer you money for your baby?
-There was no such offer. Not with me. -Then whom?
Not me.
You have six children and thought it's okay to give one away.
Why would I sell my own flesh and blood, sir?
That's what you've done, and now you're making a scene.
He had promised you money,
and then without paying you he took her and ran away.
And that's your problem.
If he had paid you, you wouldn't have reported her missing.
No, sir. That's not true.
All this drama because he wasn't paid.
-No, sir. -Take him away.
I think they sold her. They gave the baby away themselves.
The real story will emerge when we catch David.
Do whatever it takes to catch him.
Who will take him for a bath?
Make sure he bathes.
I can't bear to be in the same room as him.
When I met him, he was nice and plump.
He looked good.
He had a job and things were really good.
He became like this after we had children.
His brother used to drink a lot,
and one day he broke our shack.
Which is what made him this way.
And now many years have gone by…
and we're still like this.
What to do?
The DCP has asked us to make four teams to find David.
Dep Com to Control.
This is Control.
Each team has been given a specific task.
One team is watching his parents' house.
Another team is tracking his contacts,
and tracing where he went after the crime.
If you're hiding him, we'll come after you.
And I have sent my team to wait outside David's parents' house.
His parents may sleep, but we won't.
Whether it's midnight or 1:00 or 2:00 a.m.
David can't hide for much longer.
Hello.
We have him, ma'am.
Okay. Where was he?
At his mother's house.
Where are you?
We're heading back to the station.
Okay.
Let's go to the station.
Hey! Come on.
Really?
-Okay. -Stand there.
Come here.
Tell us who took the baby.
The truth or I'll slit your throat.
Do it, sir. But don't shoot me.
What?
-What did you say? -Please don't shoot me.
Just answer the question. Who are the guys you gave the baby to?
I gave her to them to play with.
Why would you do that with someone else's baby?
Where's Arjun? Bring him in.
Arjun, tell us what happened.
They were watching us for a couple of days.
And he was in on the plan with those two men, sir.
What did he tell you?
He asked how many kids I have.
And then he said, "One of these three will go."
Okay.
-He's lying. -Hey!
I didn't say that. He's lying.
You gave her to me when I said they would pay you.
Hey, don't you dare. You're the one who took her.
The three of them planned it, sir.
They took her when we all were sleeping.
I'm asking you nicely. Who did you give the baby to?
If you don't tell us… Come here.
-He's lying, sir. -Really? Show me your hands.
He's lying, sir.
-Who did you give the baby to? -He's lying.
Show me your hands!
Come on, show me your hands!
The father knows everything.
What does he know?
Shut up!
You need to tell us where the baby is. Understand?
-Where is she? -Near the temple.
-Which temple? -Vidya Nagar temple, Mahishasura.
-Hands again. -Please, sir. I'll take you.
Take us to the baby, you bastard.
You also, get out.
Didn't you say that you didn't talk to those men?
I didn't, ma'am. I told sir as well.
-What were you doing for three days? -Stop lying.
Really. I'm honestly telling you over and over.
I hardly spoke to them.
-Son of a bitch. Get up! -Come on, stand up.
Stop acting.
Sir, please don't hit my hand.
Get out. Son of a bitch.
I had to do this or he would keep vomiting the same story.
It's a small baby. And one of them had to tell us the truth,
or we would never know.
Until we find the child, we are really worried.
David was our biggest lead.
The prime suspect.
But now that we finally have him,
he's given us the next part of the story.
He told us that the two men on the bike
had asked him to meet them at the Mahishasura temple
when this was over.
They said that's where they would pay him.
But apparently no one was there.
Madam, we're on top of the hill. There are two temples here.
And prayers are going on.
The temple is in a remote place.
They may have taken the baby to use in some occult ritual.
-Did you come this way? -No.
Did you come here to see this place?
-Are you students? -Yes, students.
Is there a problem?
No.
Drunkards. Look at these bottles.
I went to see if there was any occult rituals going on.
But there were none.
They are just doing their regular prayers.
They are homeless people, madam, just hanging around.
Let's go.
I don't know what's going on.
They don't let me into the police station.
I just sit outside.
When I ask, they dismiss me and keep saying that they're looking.
All I want is to find my baby.
I avoid talking to her because every time we pass her
the poor thing looks at us with so much hope in her eyes.
She doesn't understand how complicated this is.
Despite all our efforts, we find no leads
and come back empty-handed.
So I feel bad when I see her.
We've charged David under IPC 363.
He's in jail for the role that he played in kidnapping the baby.
But we can't prove Arjun's involvement.
Look, despite our best efforts, we don't know who the baby was given to.
If he could tell us who they were, we would have hunted them down.
David spoke to them, sir.
They plotted this and took my baby.
No leads there?
No, sir. We couldn't get any proper information from him.
We even visited orphanages.
It's very disheartening. If only we could find the child.
But we don't have a single clue.
We'll keep looking. You guys stay put in the same place, okay?
We're still looking around there, sir.
We put photos everywhere with the station's number.
Okay, let's give them some posters.
Thank you, sir.
Unsolved cases, especially like this one,
always play on our minds.
It's a matter of great sadness,
but we cannot let it consume us.
We have so many other cases to focus on.
Young people come to Bangalore to fulfil their dreams,
to find work and improve things for their families.
This also applies to me.
We see all types of cases here.
The experience you gain equips you to handle anything.
I'm ambitious.
And I want to achieve something here.