GOHPUR: Police rescued a 17-year-old girl from Bihar and arrested a 28-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh for allegedly abducting her after they became acquainted on Instagram.
The girl, a student from a village under Gohpur Police Station, went missing on November 3. Her family informed the police, following which an investigation was launched.
Police examined information from the mobile phone the girl had left at home and traced her to the Nawada Police Station area in Bihar. A Gohpur Police team went to Bihar and rescued her with the assistance of Nawada Police.
The accused, identified as Mohammad Vishal of Bhaguwala in the Mandawali Police Station area of Bijnor district, Uttar Pradesh, was also arrested during the operation. Police said he had allegedly lured the girl with promises of love and taken her to Bihar.
A case was registered at Gohpur Police Station, numbered 175/2026, under Section 87 of the BNS. Vishal was produced before a court and sent to judicial custody, police said.
