CHENNAI: Police in Kodambakkam are investigating a couple after they were seen on CCTV taking an infant from a sleeping woman on a pavement. The couple later returned the child, claiming they took him for urgent medical care.

Bharathi (28), a rag picker who lives on the pavement with her infant son, fell asleep after consuming alcohol. Upon waking, Bharathi discovered her son missing and alerted Kodambakkam police.

Police reviewed CCTV footage, which showed Mani and Malar taking the child on their tricycle. Later, the couple voluntarily arrived at the police station with the child. They claimed they rushed him to Royapettah GH as he suffered a seizure, and Bharathi appeared unconscious.

Police confirmed the child is now safe with his mother but the couple are being questioned.