Girl kidnapped at gunpoint, 5 booked

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, March 13

A 23-year-old girl was allegedly kidnaped by five armed persons at Rokhe village on Thursday evening after the family of the victim refused a marriage proposal of the accused.

The victim, Manpreet Kaur, was yet to be traced, while the police have registered a case on the complaint of her father Pargat Singh, a resident of Rokhe village.

The accused has been identified as Balihar Singh of Lashkari Nangal village, a resident of Rani Ka Bagh area.

Pargat told the police that on Thursday evening, he along with his wife Amarjit Kaur, sister-in-law Rupinder Kaur, niece Amandeep Kaur and Manpreet Kaur, were out on a walk. He said when they reached near Parkash Rice Mill, an SUV stopped and four armed persons came out of the vehicle. He said the accused pointed a weapon at him and threatened to kill him. He said he entered into a scuffle with them, while his wife and sister-in-law tried to intervene and raised an alarm.

He alleged the accused bundled his daughter in the car and fled away. He said they had refused the marriage proposal of the accused earlier.

Police said they were conducting raids to trace the girl. The police have registered a case under Section 365 of the IPC and Sections 25, 54 and 59 of the Arms Act against the accused.