Mason held from AP homewith missing minor, booked

Hyderabad: A 23-year-old

mason

has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and sexually exploiting a 15-year-old girl with false promise to marry her. The two had known each other for a while and the girl had left her aunt’s house in KPHB Colony on Aug 8 without telling anyone. Cops finally traced her to the man’s house in Prakasam district in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday. The accused was arrested and remanded in the city on Monday.

According to the KPHB police, the accused had befriended the

minor

girl while working on a building in Venkat Rama Sai Colony in KPHB station limits. The girl’s father works as guard at the same construction site. The accused, who paid the guard for food and ate at their home, became friendly with the girl during his daily visits, cops said. To end the friendship, the parents sent the girl to her aunt’s place in KPHB Colony. On August 8, the minor left her aunt’s house on the pretext of attending nature’s call and did not return. After failing to locate her, the family lodged a complaint with KPHB police. tnn


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