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Zirakpur teen goes missing after exam in Chandigarh
Police registered a kidnapping case after a teen goes missing from Zirakpur; his father said he had gone to Allen Institute, Chandigarh, to take a scholarship exam, but did not return.
A 16-year-old boy, a resident of Zirakpur, went missing after his exam. The police have registered a kidnapping case. In his complaint, the father of the boy, said his son had left home on Sunday.
He said his son had gone to Allen Institute, Industrial Area, Phase 2, Chandigarh, to take a scholarship exam at the institute, but did not return after the exam.
The police are yet to trace the 16-year-old whose mobile phone that had a dual SIM is also untraceable.
Acting on the father’s complaint, a case under Section 363 (kidnapping) of the IPC was registered at the Sector 31 police station, Chandigarh.
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