Abducted minor recovered from Delhi; police detain accused

Our Correspondent

Nurpur, August 14

The Jawali police have recovered a minor girl (15), hailing from village near Nurpur, from Delhi where she had been staying with her abductor for the past few days.

A police team, led by sub-inspector Gurdev Singh, returned this morning to Jawali police station, along with the girl and the accused, identified as Janak Raj (27), of Jammu and Kashmir.

The police said they became friends on the Facebook. On July 14, the girl, who had left her home to visit her aunt at Gangath, reportedly eloped with the accused, who promised to marry her. The police had registered an FIR under Sections 363 and 366 of the IPC against the accused on July 16.

DSP Sidharth Sharma said the police team, after procuring the mobile location, first rushed to Hosur in Tamil Nadu but the accused had left the place.

The police again tracked him to Delhi and rushed to recover the abducted girl and apprehend the accused. He said the medical examination of the victim and the accused had been conducted.

The accused will be produced in the local court tomorrow for the police custody. He said the

police team had travelled over 4,000 km for the girl’s safety.