The Commissionerate Police on Saturday rescued a girl and arrested a youth, who had taken the girl with him to marry her. The youth was forwarded to a local court in the afternoon.
The youth identified as Akshay Mohanty (23) was working as an attendant in the Neelachal Hospital in the city.According to reports,Akshay allegedly had an affair with a 16-year girl of Press Colony under the Kharvela Nagar police limits here. On May 14, he took the girl with him after convincing her to marry her.
After the incident, family members of the girl on the same day lodged a kidnap case in the Mahila police station.The Mahila police had started a manhunt to nab Akshay and to rescue the girl.Finally, the police spotted the duo in the Mancheswar area and brought them to the police station. The police registered a rape case against Akshay and sent the girl for medical checkup.