Police have arrested Mohammad Safiq Ansari, 20, of Bardaghat Municipality-12 Bhataulia on June 13 on the charge of abducting a 14-year-old girl and keeping her hostage.
The victim had lodged a complaint at the District Police Office on June 13, 2022, alleging that the accused had abducted and taken her hostage by renting a room in Bardaghat Municipality-12 from April 11 to June 12, 2022.
According to DSP Prem Bahadur Shahi, the accused was arrested on the basis of the complaint. The victim’s mother said that the accused had held her minor daughter hostage for the past two months.
The police further informed that the victim was taken to the district hospital on June 13 and handed over to his family on the same day.