The CBI, Bhopal branch, traced a missing Pardi girl, Rajnandini, on Thursday.
The CBI had registered a case under sections 363 and 366 of the IPC on January 23, 2014 in compliance with orders dated December 6, 2013 of the Supreme Court of India in Criminal Appeal No 2048 of 2013 arising out of SlP (Crl.) No. 9611/2012.
The case related to missing of Rajnandani, daughter of Ankit Pardhi, a resident of Pardhi Dera, near lahouri Godam, in Betul district of the State.
It was alleged by Sangita Pardhi, Kusum Pardhi and other members of Pardhi community that on February 10, 2011 at about 1600 Hrs, a posse of forest officials of District Betul tried to forcibly take away two girls, Rajandini and Kusum, wife of Taarbabu, from the fish market in their vehicle. The persons present at the site tried to resist the forest officials. The girl Kusum somehow managed to jump from the vehicle but another girl Rajnandani was whisked away by the forest officials.
On the directions of the Supreme Court of India, the CBI took up the investigation. The CBI successfully traced the missing girl Rajnandini on Thursday from village Dholagarh of district Shivpuri. One person, Sonu, with whom the girl Rajnandani was found, was also arrested.
Both the persons were produced before the Special Magistrate (CBI Cases), Jabalpur.