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Minor’s elopement: Two police constables booked, one arrested
Lucknow additional deputy commissioner of police (ADCP), West, Chiranjeev Nath Sinha, said the two constables were booked under IPC sections 363/366 for elopement of a minor girl
Two constables posted at Saadatganj police station of Lucknow were booked for elopement of a minor girl from Talkatora police station limits on Saturday, senior police officials confirmed. They said one constable has been arrested and sent to jail after suspending him while the investigation is going on into the role of the second constable.
Lucknow additional deputy commissioner of police (ADCP), West, Chiranjeev Nath Sinha, said the two constables, Nakul Kumar and Mohd Hakim were booked under Indian Penal Code sections 363/366 for elopement of a minor girl. He said Nakul has been arrested after finding his involvement in the case while the role of Hakim is being investigated.
The ADCP said the girl aged around 13 years, who is a student of Class 8, used to stay in the neighbourhood where Nakul stayed on rent in the Talkatora area. He said the girl had gone missing on Friday night after which her family members started searching for her and straightway reached Nakul’s rented room as he was suspected of having relations with the girl.
He said that the family members recovered the girl from the constable’s room after which they approached senior police officials and registered an FIR against the two constables. They alleged Hakim of helping Nakul in the girl’s elopement.
