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Family kidnapped at gunpoint in California, including 8-month-old baby and parents

The Merced County Sheriff’s Office on Monday night issued a plea to the public after an 8-month-old baby, her father, mother, and an uncle were kidnapped from their business at gunpoint.

Taken were Aroohi Dheri, the baby; her mother, Jasleen Kaur, 27; her father, Jasdeep Singh, 36; and the uncle, Amandeep Singh, 39.

The kidnapper, believed to be armed and dangerous, took the family members from a business in the 800 block of South Highway 59.

Anyone with information about the kidnapping is asked to contact deputies at 209-385-7445. If the suspect is located, call 911.

This story was originally published October 3, 2022 at 7:52 PM with the headline "Family kidnapped at gunpoint in California, including 8-month-old baby and parents."

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Jim Guy
The Fresno Bee
A native of Colorado, Jim Guy studied political science, Latin American politics and Spanish literature at Fresno State University, and advanced Spanish grammar in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
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