<p>In a touching gesture, a woman gave away her son, kidnapped two years ago, to another lady who had bought him as the latter developed a 'motherly' bond with the boy.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The decision will leave Jignesh, now four years old, with two mothers - his biological one Shital Rajput and the adoptive one Aarti Tanavade, who lives in Jogeshwari suburb of north-west Mumbai.<br /><br />Despite the two-year-long sorrow of the loss, followed by the joy of finding the boy, Rajput was overwhelmed by the circumstances confronting Tanavade, who cared for him as her own son.<br /><br />"I am a woman and a mother. I can understand Aarti's pain as she has undergone so much trauma in her own life... I am sure she will take good care of Jignesh," a magnanimous Rajput told mediapersons Wednesday.<br /><br />Working as a tiffin supplier, Tanavade, wife of a textile company employee, was widowed in 1996 and later lost her only son to an illness.<br /><br />"I will give him the best of education and care. Now, Jignesh has two mothers and we shall both give him love and care," she promised with tears in her eyes.<br /><br />On Jan 26, 2011 Jignesh was reported missing from his home in Madhirpura, Surat, throwing the Rajput family into a well of gloom.<br /><br />A few days ago, a woman, Rekha Solanki was noticed moving around the locality suspiciously. The locals alerted the police, who nabbed her.<br /><br />After interrogation, police learnt that she was planning to kidnap a child from there and even spilled the beans on Jignesh, whom she had kidnapped and sold to Tanavade in Mumbai two years ago.<br /><br />A police team rushed to Jogeshwari and rescued the kidnapped boy - exactly two years later on Jan 26, 2013. The Surat Police then landed at Rajput's home, accompanied by Jignesh and Tanavade, for a tearful reunion.<br /><br />Solanki has been arrested for kidnapping and other charges. "We are interrogating Tanavade for her role in the case," said Madhipura police inspector K.C. Rajput.<br /><br />The two women have initiated legal procedures for a smooth adoption of the boy. <br /><br /> Tanavade has allowed Rajput to come and visit her son any time she wished.<br /><br />Both 'mothers' together hugged the boy to pose for photographers and television crews at the unexpected happy, almost a fairy tale ending for the two women.<br /><br /></p>
<p>In a touching gesture, a woman gave away her son, kidnapped two years ago, to another lady who had bought him as the latter developed a 'motherly' bond with the boy.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The decision will leave Jignesh, now four years old, with two mothers - his biological one Shital Rajput and the adoptive one Aarti Tanavade, who lives in Jogeshwari suburb of north-west Mumbai.<br /><br />Despite the two-year-long sorrow of the loss, followed by the joy of finding the boy, Rajput was overwhelmed by the circumstances confronting Tanavade, who cared for him as her own son.<br /><br />"I am a woman and a mother. I can understand Aarti's pain as she has undergone so much trauma in her own life... I am sure she will take good care of Jignesh," a magnanimous Rajput told mediapersons Wednesday.<br /><br />Working as a tiffin supplier, Tanavade, wife of a textile company employee, was widowed in 1996 and later lost her only son to an illness.<br /><br />"I will give him the best of education and care. Now, Jignesh has two mothers and we shall both give him love and care," she promised with tears in her eyes.<br /><br />On Jan 26, 2011 Jignesh was reported missing from his home in Madhirpura, Surat, throwing the Rajput family into a well of gloom.<br /><br />A few days ago, a woman, Rekha Solanki was noticed moving around the locality suspiciously. The locals alerted the police, who nabbed her.<br /><br />After interrogation, police learnt that she was planning to kidnap a child from there and even spilled the beans on Jignesh, whom she had kidnapped and sold to Tanavade in Mumbai two years ago.<br /><br />A police team rushed to Jogeshwari and rescued the kidnapped boy - exactly two years later on Jan 26, 2013. The Surat Police then landed at Rajput's home, accompanied by Jignesh and Tanavade, for a tearful reunion.<br /><br />Solanki has been arrested for kidnapping and other charges. "We are interrogating Tanavade for her role in the case," said Madhipura police inspector K.C. Rajput.<br /><br />The two women have initiated legal procedures for a smooth adoption of the boy. <br /><br /> Tanavade has allowed Rajput to come and visit her son any time she wished.<br /><br />Both 'mothers' together hugged the boy to pose for photographers and television crews at the unexpected happy, almost a fairy tale ending for the two women.<br /><br /></p>
