Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, May 24

Tabrez, his father Shakeel and four other members of the family, identified as Taaseem, Sangira, Aslam and Sayeed, all residents of Mayapuri Colony on Tibba Road, have been booked by the police under Sections 363, 366-A and 120-B for the alleged abduction of a 14-year-old girl as the prime accused, Tabrez, wanted to marry her.

Father of the girl, Sarfaraz, a resident of Shakti Nagar Mohalla in Mayapuri Colony, told the police that his daughter had gone missing from home since May 14. He said while searching for the victim, he had learnt that the accused, who wanted to marry the girl, had allegedly conspired with his family members to abduct his daughter. Later, the girl went missing.

The police were investigating the matter but no arrest has been made so far.

Woman goes missing

A woman, identified as Poonam (22), a resident of Katani village, was reported missing from her residence on May 19.

In a complaint lodged with the police, the mother of the woman, Mukesh Rani, a resident of Katani, said her daughter had left home without informing anybody.

“Despite our best efforts, we have not been able to trace her Poonam and we apprehend that she might have been kidnapped by somebody,” the complainant said.

The police have registered a case under Sections 346 of the IPC in this regard.