Kidnapped minor rescued from Jammu’s Dachhan, one held

On April 27, a written complaint was lodged by the father of the abducted girl, a resident of Jammu’s Dachhan

Police on Monday rescued a minor girl who had been kidnapped in the last week of April and arrested her abductor from the forests of Dachhan in Kishtwar district, officials said.

A kidnapped minor girl rescued from Jammu’s Dachhan after the arrest of her alleged abductor. (HT File)

The accused was identified as Sajad Hussain, a resident of Dachhan.

“On April 27, a written complaint was lodged by the father of the abducted girl about her kidnapping. He had alleged that one Sajad Hussain had kidnapped her,” said a police official.

Accordingly, a case under relevant sections of law was registered at the Dachhan police station and an investigation was initiated.

“After generating leads, the minor girl was rescued and her abductor was arrested from the forest areas of Dachhan,” the official said.

The girl was later produced before the child welfare committee at Kishtwar and after all medico-legal formalities, was reunited with her family.