Chandigarh: Man kidnaps live-in partner’s five-year-old daughter, held

According to the voice messages retrieved by Chandigarh Police, Ankit claimed the abduction and the planned killing was in retaliation for the mother talking to another man

Police on Tuesday arrested a 25-year-old man for kidnapping his live-in partner’s five-year-old daughter and threatening to kill her.

Acting swiftly, police located and rescued the child within two hours of the abduction at 4.30 pm. (iStock)

The accused, identified as Ankit, a resident of Sector 25, is facing charges under Sections 364 (kidnapping or abducting in order to murder) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code. Section 364 is punishable with life imprisonment or rigorous imprisonment up to 10 years, along with fine.

On Monday afternoon, police received a distress call from a 32-year-old woman, reporting the abduction of her daughter. The woman shared that her live-in partner, Ankit, had sent her threatening voice messages, claiming that he will kill the child and that her body can be found at the Sector 40 Park. To scare the mother, he even asked the child to lie with her eyes closed before taking pictures.

According to the voice messages retrieved by police, Ankit claimed the abduction and the planned killing was in retaliation for the mother talking to another man.