A teenage girl and the youth accused of abducting her on the pretext of marriage a few days ago have been traced to Maharashtra and brought back to Tarn Taran.
According to the city police, the accused, identified as Karan, a resident of Muradpur Mohalla in Tarn Taran, had allegedly kidnapped the minor girl a few days ago. The Maharashtra Railway Police informed the girl’s family that both the girl and the accused were in their custody. The girl was subsequently placed in the care of the Maharashtra Child Welfare Committee (CWC).
The girl’s father, accompanied by relatives, travelled to Maharashtra and brought both the girl and the accused back to Tarn Taran.
Upon their arrival, both were handed over to the local police. The accused was arrested and booked under Sections 137, 96 and 64 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), along with Section 4 of the POCSO Act.
The police later handed over the girl to her parents. Statements of the family members were recorded by Sub-Inspector Simarjit Kaur on Tuesday.
