Meerut (UP), Nov 21 (PTI) Police arrested a woman and her accomplice from Sardhana area here on Friday after they allegedly fabricated a story about the kidnapping of her 10-year-old son and attempted to extort money, police said.

The child was recovered from Noida on Thursday night, they added.

The accused have been identified as Sonia, a resident of Dabthua village, and her accomplice Sanjay, a resident of Badalpur police station area in Gautam Buddh Nagar.

According to the police, Sonia filed a complaint on November 20 that her son had been kidnapped by four youths -- Mohit and Rohit (both brothers), Satendra alias Sahendri, and Subhash.

The police registered a case under section 140(1) (abduction) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and began an investigation by forming three teams.

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