UP: Minor student kidnapped on way home from school in Sultanpur, accused arrested

UP: Minor student kidnapped on way home from school in Sultanpur, accused arrested

The student was returning home from school on Monday when the accused forcibly took her to an unknown place, Verma said.

PTIUpdated: Tuesday, December 06, 2022, 11:56 AM IST
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Sultanpur: A minor student was allegedly kidnapped by a motorcycle-borne man on Monday while she was returning from her school in this district, police said.

Police rescued the 13-year-old student and arrested the 27-year-old man within an hour, they said. He was booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and other sections based on the complaint of her family members, Motigarpur police station in-charge Rajkumar Verma said.

The student was returning home from school on Monday when the accused forcibly took her to an unknown place, Verma said.

On the complaint of the family, police laid siege to the area and arrested the accused within an hour, he added.

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