Minor girl rescued from labour contractor

5-year-old had been kidnapped only two hours earlier

5-year-old had been kidnapped only two hours earlier

She was abducted and rescued in a matter of few hours. 5-year-old Sangeeta was recovered by the Delhi police on Sunday from the clutches of a labour contractor. At around 6.30pm on July 4, Sangeeta was on her way home in Shahabad Dairy, with her mother Champa Devi (25) and sister Sunita (7). Suddenly a man and a woman on a bike arrived and abducted Sangeeta.

"We received a PCR call of kidnapping at around 6.30 pm. Our team immediately approached the spot and found the complainant. The girl's mother had remembered the number of the bike. A wireless message was flashed with available details. And after two hours our team arrested the accused at a check post and recovered the girl," said a police officer.

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A 22-year-old man was arrested on June 29 for allegedly kidnapping a teenager he was in a relationship with. Ravi, a resident of Faridabad, had allegedly kidnapped the girl, based in South Delhi's Mehrauli, on June 11. The girl's father had raised suspicion about Ravi. Several raids were conducted, after which the girl was rescued.

Champa Devi had a working relationship with the accused Sanjay Yadav, 24, and Savitri, 20, since the last few years. Sanjay is a labour contractor and Champa often helped him get labourers for construction sites. But a few days ago they had an altercation and Champa refused to work with Sanjay. After this Sanjay got angry with her and decided to teach her a lesson.

"So he kidnapped her girl and wanted to force her into working with him again. We have registered an FIR under section 365/506/34 of IPC at the Shahabad Dairy police station and he has been sent to jail," the officer added.

The accused Sanjay has been a contractor since 2003 and hails from Jharkhand. His accomplice Savitri too comes from the same state. The police have recovered the bike used in the crime.