Abducted teen girl rescued

Lucknow: A 16-year-old girl who was abducted a month ago was rescued from captivity of two men near Alambagh bus depot on Friday.

The arrested accused were identified as Sonu Kanujiya (22) and his aide Chandan Chauhan (20), both natives of Deoria but residents of Aashiana.

The victim was abducted on September 24 from near Bijli Pasi Kila.

SHO Aashiana Brajendra Kumar Mishra said that on September 25, the victim’s father informed police that his minor daughter, a student of BSc (first year), had gone missing after the college.

“I had gone to drop my daughter to college on September 24 around 10.40am and then to pick her up around 1.45pm. However, she was neither at school nor at any of her friends’ house,” said the girl’s father.

Mishra said that the accused knew the girl from Deoria and had lured her for a trip to Delhi.

“We were working on the case and based on surveillance, tracked their location near Alambagh. The duo was probably trying to extort money from the victim’s father. A team was sent and they were nabbed,” said Mishra. The girl in her statement said that she was also raped by one of the accused. “Her statements will be recorded in front of a magistrate,” said Mishra.

On the basis of her statements, an FIR of rape, kidnapping, and under Protection of Children frpm Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) has been filed.