Man booked for abducting distantly-related sister’s daughter

A man who was living with his distantly related sister at a village abducted her minor daughter on Sunday on the pretext of marrying her. The suspect has been identified as Jugraj Singh, a resident of Bharobhal village (Gharinda). The girl’s father, in his complaint to the Sadar police, said that his wife’s brother was residing with them due to his family’s poor condition.

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The victim’s father said that a few days ago, he noticed that the supect had malafide intentions towards his minor daughter. The victim’s father said he asked the suspect to leave the house. The victim’s father said he was away for his work on Sunday during the daytime and when he returned home, he noticed that the suspect had abducted his minor daughter with an intention to marry her.

On the basis of the statement of the girl’s father, the Sadar police registered a case under Sections 137 (2) and 87 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Sub-inspector Sukhdev Singh said the police was conducting raids at the possible hide-outs of the suspect to nab him and recover the girl.