The Delhi Police has arrested a 28-year-old spurned lover for allegedly kidnapping a nine year-old girl in Delhi's Rohini area. Police said that the accused had asked the mother of the minor girl to marry him but his proposal was rejected and to pressurise her for marriage, the accused decided to kidnap the nine -year old girl. However, swift action by the police resulted in the accused being arrested within 12 hours and the minor girl was recovered in a hale and hearty condition.
The minor girl went missing on Sunday afternoon after she had gone to a neighbourhood shop to fetch eggs. The accused, identified as Kamlesh, was arrested along with the girl from Mahoba railway station in Uttar Pradesh (UP).
According to SD Mishra, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Rohini district, around 12 police teams comprising 75 personnel of four police stations worked to trace the missing girl.
"On Sunday, when the girl did not return home, her mother, a domestic help approached Vijay Vihar police station and filed a complaint in which she alleged that her girl went missing from near her house," said the DCP.
"During enquiry, while scanning CCTV footage the girl was seen talking to a man standing in a shadow. In the same footage, another boy of the neighbourhood was seen going in the opposite direction," said the DCP adding that the boy told the police that the victim was talking to the same person who used to come to her house for some repair work.
"When the victim's mother was confronted- she said the person could be Kamlesh, a daily wage mason worker, who she had hired to repair a leaking ceiling of her rented room about three months ago," the DCP said.
"Investigations revealed that Kamlesh had befriended the victim and used to come to the area without any specific work and lure the child by giving her money, sweets and fruits," said the DCP.
"The phone number of Kamlesh was put on surveillance and his call analysis revealed that the last call from his phone was made at around 8 pm from Nizamuddin area. After that call, the phone was switched off," said the DCP.
"During scanning of CCTV footage at Nizamuddin railway station, Kamlesh and the girl were seen entering the main platform. It was seen that the accused along with girl had boarded Sampark Kranti train at around 8.20 pm which was schedule to reach Mahoba at around 5.30 am," said the DCP.
"At around 6 AM the suspect — Kamlesh along with the kidnapped girl were detained by the GRP staff of Mahoba Railway station. He was then arrested and the victim was brought back to Delhi," said the DCP.