Teacher booked for kidnapping girl in Sidhwan Bet

A karate teacher at a government school in Sidhwan Bet lured a minor girl into marriage and eloped with her. After the victim’s mother lodged a complaint, a case was registered against the teacher on the charges of kidnapping at the Sidhwan Bet police station.

Investigating officer ASI Rajvarinder Pal Singh of the Sidhwan Bet police station said the victim’s mother stated in complaint that her 15-and-a-half-year-old minor daughter was studying in Class 10. On the night of June 29, the family went to sleep after dinner. On the morning of June 30, when the family woke up, they saw that their daughter was not in the room. Despite a lot of searching, no trace of their daughter was found. Later, it the family came to know that accused Gurpreet Singh, who teaches karate in the school, had taken their daughter with him by luring her with the promise of marriage.

According to the investigating officer, the accused was on the run. “The police are searching for the accused and the girl,” he said.