Northeast Desk, 17th May: A minor girl who had been missing for nine months from Tripura’s Khowai district was rescued from a village in Rajasthan, according to police officials.
One person, identified as Ashok Kumar Choudhury, was arrested in connection with the case.
The 16-year-old girl from the Singicherra area under Khowai police station had disappeared from her native area in September 2023. In a joint operation with local police, Rajasthan authorities traced her location and rescued her on May 11.
Police initiated an investigation upon receiving the information and found that the girl had traveled to a village near Jaipur without informing her family. A woman from Rajasthan had assisted the minor in reaching the village.
The girl was discovered staying at the home of Ashok Kumar Choudhury, who was subsequently arrested on charges of abduction. Choudhury was presented before the Khowai district court on Thursday and was remanded to 14-day judicial custody.
Charges against Choudhury were framed under Indian Penal Code Sections 417, 366, 366(A), and 34.
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