Mangaluru: Officers from the Pandeshwara Women Police Station have rescued a kidnapped female student from Kasaragod on Wednesday, and arrested the kidnapper.
The accused is identified as Ashfaq, a resident of Vidyanagar in Kasaragod.
The girl was staying at a relative’s house in Ullal and commuted daily to college from there. The accused kidnapped her from Ullal on June 30 and had taken her to Kochi. A case had been registered at the Pandeshwar Women Police Station in this regard.
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Police found both the victim and the accused in Kasaragod on Wednesday. Ashfaq, who was already married, has more than 15 cases registered against him at various police stations in Kasaragod. The girl has been sent to a counseling centre in the city.
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Jamshedpur (PTI): One person was arrested on the charge of raping a 30-year-old woman with speech impairment in Jamshedpur, a police officer said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred in the Azadnagar police station area of the city, and a case in this regard was registered based on the statement of the victim's brother on Monday.
The victim had gone to fetch water from the premises of a company on Monday evening. When she did not return even after a considerable time, family members went out in search of her and caught the accused red-handed, police said.
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The accused was a caretaker of the company.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (Patamda) Bachandeo Kujjur said due to scarcity of water in the area, the victim used to fetch water from the premises of the company.
