Gorakhpur: Almost two months after a youth kidnapped a minor girl for marriage, the accused was nabbed by the Gorakhpur police from Hamirpur on Thursday. The girl has been sent for a medical check-up.
According to the complaint, the girl’s father had alleged that his 17-year-old daughter was abducted by an unidentified person on November 6 at Sahjanwa police station area of the district.
The accused, identified as Mansoor (26), a resident of Bhiti Rawat area in Hamirpur, was traced using surveillance.
Mansoor claimed that the girl is an adult on the basis of her Aadhaar card. He also presented a court order, which mentions both of them are adults.
UP Police Arrests Man for Allegedly Kidnapping, Forcibly Marrying 17-Year-Old from Different Community
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Both the man and the girl belong to different communities.
According to Sahjanwa Station House Officer (SHO), Santosh Yadav, the girl had been allegedly kidnapped in November.
On the written complaint of her father, a search operation was launched and the girl was finally traced and rescued on Wednesday.
Accused Mansoor, 26, a resident of Hamirpur district, was arrested from the Bhiti Rawat area, the police officer said.
The accused claimed that the girl was an adult on the basis of her Aadhaar card and asked the police not to interfere in the matter.
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