The Gautam Budh Nagar police arrested three males on Friday for allegedly abducting a 15-year-old girl from her residence on August 25 and subsequently molesting her, police mentioned.
The girl’s father, employed as a driver at a high-rise society in Sector 93A, lodged a criticism at Part-2 police station on August 26. He reported that his daughter, a Class 9 scholar, had been lacking since August 25.
“On August 24, I reprimanded her for neglecting her research and confiscated her cell phone. Enraged by this, my daughter left residence the next day,” he mentioned.
On Thursday night time, the police recovered the girl from a close-by locality, officers mentioned on Friday.
Rajeev Dixit, the extra deputy commissioner of police in Central Noida, mentioned, “After reviewing CCTV footage, using technical proof, and gathering intelligence, the girl was rescued from a close-by space in Salarpur village. Allegedly, the suspects resided in the identical neighbourhood because the girl’s household and took benefit of a dispute between the girl and her father to entice her away from residence.”
“She was upset because of the altercation, and the boys, realizing this, took her with them. That they had beforehand tried to get near her and had threatened her to not disclose their presence at residence,” the daddy mentioned.
Vindhyachal Tiwari, the station home officer of Part-2 police station, mentioned, “Primarily based on the girl’s assertion, she was allegedly molested and sexually assaulted by the suspects. Initially, a case was registered underneath Part 363 (kidnapping) of the Indian Penal Code in opposition to unknown individuals, however further fees had been added to the FIR following the girl’s restoration.”
Following the girl’s assertion, the police performed an investigation and arrested three suspects recognized as Salman (19), Lalit Mohan (22), and Nitin (19) primarily based on data gathered concerning the incident.
The suspects have been charged underneath Sections 354 (Assault or felony power to a girl with intent to outrage her modesty), 452 (Home-trespass, having made preparation for inflicting harm, assault, and so forth.), and 363 (Punishment for kidnapping) of the Indian Penal Code, together with Part 7/8 (sexual assault) of the Safety of Youngsters from Sexual Offences Act (Pocso), 2012, the SHO added.
“The suspects have been produced earlier than the courtroom, and additional investigation is ongoing,” Tiwari mentioned.
