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Person of interest in Central Valley family kidnapping in custody, is critically wounded

A person of interest wanted in connection with the kidnapping of a Central Valley family of four was taken into custody early Tuesday morning, officials said. However, he is in critical condition. On Monday, the Merced County Sheriff's Office said 8-month-old Aroohi Dheri, her 27-year-old mother Jasleen Kaur, her 36-year-old father Jasdeep Singh, and her 39-year-old uncle Amandeep Singh were taken against their will from a business in the south Merced area of the county. Merced County Sheriff detectives got a tip early Tuesday morning that one of the kidnapped family member's cards was used at an ATM in the city of Atwater.