Bharat's parents had filed a report with the district administration claiming that he had been abducted by Rakhi.
The police today summoned both. Bharat told the police that he was living with Rakhi of his free will.
He told the police that they met five years ago, when he sold cold drinks on trains and Rakhi `collected money from passengers', and fell in love.
According to Rakhi, Bharat had been living with her since then, and besides taking care of him, she also paid some money to his parents regularly.
Sub Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP) Rakesh Puri told reporters that preliminary probe did not confirm the abduction allegation,and further investigation was on.PTI COR MAS AS KRK HKS
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