The Patkura police on Tuesday arrested one Kalandi Mallick alias Kalia of Srutipur village in Kendrapada district on the charge of kidnapping a minor girl a year ago. The police also rescued the girl from his possession.
According to a complaint lodged by victim’s mother, Kalia had kidnapped her daughter, a Class 10 student. From some sources, the police got to know that Kalia was in his village Srutipur and conducted a raid to nab him. The recued girl alleged that the youth had kept physical relationship forcibly with her forcibly several times. The youth was later remanded into jail custody after his bail plea was rejected, informed IIC Jyoti Ranjan Gauda.