Bihar: Girl kidnapped, dumped after villagers spot her being dragged from SUV

PATNA: An 18-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped and drugged in an SUV by four unidentified youths with in Banka around midnight on Saturday.
However, the girl was soon dumped after two villagers spotted her being dragged out of the SUV in an unconscious state by the youths near Panjwara Chowk under the same police station area.
Banka Sadar SDPO Dinesh Chandra Srivastava said, on getting information about the incident from some villagers, the girl was taken to a hospital by police in an unconscious state. “The matter came to light before police around 12.30am on Sunday. After this, police contacted the girl’s family,” the SDPO said.
Srivastava said the girl lives with her family members near Mela ground under the Bounsi police station area in Banka and had gone out to purchase some household items on Saturday night. “Four youths in an SUV dragged her forcibly inside and also drugged her. Prima facie the youths had an intention to gang rape her. However, as they were dragging the girl towards a secluded place, two villagers returning home spotted them and raised an alarm. As soon as the two villagers raised alarm, all the four youths dumped the girl on the spot and fled with the SUV. The girl, after regaining her senses told police that she had identified two of the youths,” the police officer added.
“The two identified accused are Laddu Bhagat of Bikram village and Sonu Thakur of Panjwara village, both falling under the Panjwara police station area of Banka district,” he said adding an FIR has been lodged against them with the Panjwara police station in connection with the incident.
However, both the named accused are evading arrest. “Attempts are on to identify the rest two,” the SDPO said.
Srivastava said that the girl has been handed over to her family members.