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Reward up to 50G in baby Saanvi kidnap case

THE REWARD for the safe return of baby Saanvi Venna, abducted from her King of Prussia home Monday after the murder of her grandmother, has risen to $50,000, authorities announced Thursday.

THE REWARD for the safe return of baby Saanvi Venna, abducted from her King of Prussia home Monday after the murder of her grandmother, has risen to $50,000, authorities announced Thursday.

Ten-month-old Saanvi was in the care of her grandmother, Satayvathi Venna, when someone entered their sixth-floor home in the Marquis Apartments, on Dekalb Pike near Kings Circle, killed Venna, 61, and kidnapped Saanvi.

Authorities have released few details of the homicide or kidnapping, saying they don't want to risk the baby's safety.

The reward is being offered by the Telugu Association of North America, the Citizens Crime Commission of the Delaware Valley, the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office and the Upper Merion Township Police Department.

Tipsters should call Upper Merion police at 610-265-3232 or detectives at 610-278-3368.

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