Four persons were arrested for allegedly abducting a 15-year-old girl and forcing her to marry a man in Uttar Pradesh. The girl was missing since April 18 this year, informed Station House Officer (SHO) Azad Chowk, MR Sinha on Thursday.
According to the police, family members of a 15-year-old girl living in the limits of Azad Chowk Police Station had lodged a missing complaint in this connection on April 18. The police during the course of investigation found out that on the evening of April 18, the girl had started from her home to meet her friends. On the same day, the accused who used to live nearby had left the city and moved to Uttar Pradesh.
Based on the suspicion, police conducted a probe into the matter and found out that the accused identified as Sahsaram, Ramswaroop and Dulari Bai had taken the girl to Banda district of Uttar Pradesh and forcibly got her married with one Nagendra Thakur, the SHO said. After the entire case came to light, the accused were forced to come to Raipur, the SHO said.
Sinha further informed that a case under Section 363 (Abduction) was already registered against them. Further, based on the statement of the girl, a case under 376 (Rape) was also registered against the accused. Since the victim is a minor, a case under Section 4 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012 has also been registered, he said.