A 40-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping two girls from west Delhi, police said on Monday.
The accused has been identified as Krishan Dutt Tiwari (40), a resident of Rajouri Garden. He used to work as a driver and is father of two sons. Tiwari wanted to have a daughter and it pained him and hence he kidnapped minor girls and used to drop them back to their homes without harming them.
According to Monika Bhardawaj, Deputy Commissioner of Police, West district, a resident of Jawahar Camp, Kirti Nagar on Friday filed a missing complaint of his 8-year-old daughter who had gone to a nearby public toilet.
“On the early morning of Saturday, the victim returned back her home safely on her own. On enquiry, the girl said that she had gone to the toilet where one person lured her and took her to his home on his bike. She was kept at his home over night and the next morning, she was dropped to a place near to her house,” said the DCP.
“The victim also said the alleged person did not harm her, Bhardwaj said. During investigation, police analysed CCTV footage of the nearby area. However, one person was seen dropping the girl child from his bike at Ring Road near Rajouri Garden,” said the DCP.
Police got the vehicle number and after identifying the owner, he was apprehended, she said. According to a senior police officer, the accused said that he has two sons and he always wanted to have a daughter.
During interrogation, he said he lured and kidnapped the girl and kept her in his custody for a night. Later, he confessed to have kidnapped another girl of 8 years from Hari Nagar area two months back, the DCP said.
In that case also, he had released the girl after keeping her with him for two to three days. When his family asked about the girls, he used to make excuses and told them that the girl is his friend’s daughter who is out of station and once he will back, he will take her to his house, police added.