3 girls go missing in Ludhiana, two youths booked

Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, January 10

Three girls were reported missing from different parts of the city and the police have booked two youths suspected to have abducted the missing girls on the pretext of marrying them.

A 14-year-old girl has been missing from her house since January 7. In a complaint lodged with the police, Reena, mother of the girl and resident of Maskeen Nagar at Bhaura village, has named Raja Singh, resident of the same village, who might be behind the abduction of the girl. The police have registered a case under Sections 363 and 366 of the IPC.

A 17-year-old girl has been missing from her house in Ayali Kalan village here since Saturday. According to father of the girl, Paramjit Singh, his daughter had left home in the afternoon and did not come back. He suspected that someone might be holding the girl against her will. The police have registered a case under Section 346 of the IPC.

An 18-year-old girl, working as a domestic help in a house in Harkirat Nagar, was reported missing by her father Mahipal, resident of Pavittar Nagar in Haibowal. He said his daughter had gone to work where she was employed on January 5 in the morning have not come back since then. He told the police that Bablu Mariha, resident of Pavittar Nagar, might have kidnapped the girl with the intent of marrying her. The police have booked Bablu under Section 346 of the IPC.

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