Bareilly: Police arrested two alleged child traffickers after a late-night encounter and rescued an 18-month-old boy who was kidnapped from Manona Dham temple complex in Aonla, Bareilly. The child’s father, Raman, had lodged a kidnapping complaint at Aonla police station after the boy went missing on May 24 while playing outside the temple with his two siblings.SP (South) Anshika Verma said a police team set up a checkpoint at Fulasi Tiraha on Tuesday after receiving information that the two suspects, both in their 20s, were in Fulasi village and planned to sell the child in Delhi. “Two men riding a motorcycle with the child were asked to stop, but they tried to flee. During the chase, their motorcycle skidded and they threw the infant into roadside bushes. He was rescued by sub-inspector Sompal,” she said.“The accused then opened fire at the police team. In retaliatory firing, both suffered bullet injuries in their legs and were arrested. Head constable Kaumish Kumar was also injured,” Verma said. All three were admitted to the district hospital.The accused were identified as Yogesh Kannaujia, 28, and Pawan Chandel, 25, both from Shahjahanpur district. Police recovered two country-made pistols, two empty cartridges, two live rounds and an unregistered motorcycle allegedly used in the kidnapping.