Police rescue girl abducted from Udhampur, 1 arrested

Image
Press Trust of India Jammu
Last Updated : Dec 02 2019 | 8:20 PM IST

A girl who was abducted by a youth in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district has been rescued and the abductor was arrested on Monday, police said.

Police teams raided several locations in Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab as the abductor was suspected to have regularly changed the hideout, said SSP Udhampur Rajiv Pandey.

Finally, the girl was rescued in Udhampur and the abductor was arrested, the SSP said.

She was handed over to her family in Krimchi belt on Monday after completing legal procedures. No other details were provided by police.

An investigation is under way to ascertain the motive behind the abduction, police said.

Disclaimer: No Business Standard Journalist was involved in creation of this content

More From This Section

First Published: Dec 02 2019 | 8:20 PM IST

Next Story