Chandigarh: Driver arrested for kidnapping 6-year-old girl from temple

Chandigarh: The UT police have arrested a man working as a driver at a taxi stand for kidnapping a six-year-old girl from a temple in Kaimbwala. The accused has been identified as Rohit (35), a resident of Dadu Majra. He kidnapped the girl on his motorcycle but met with an accident around 1 km from the temple. The girl escaped when she got the chance.

According to the police, the incident took place around 8:30 pm last night. The victim was playing with other children at the temple when Rohit lured her to ride pillion on his bike by promising sweets and clothes. The incident was captured on CCTV cameras installed at the temple and the village. Rohit had barely covered a distance of 1 km when he met with an accident near the PGI-Khuda Ali Sher road. Both the kidnapper and the girl sustained injuries. The girl started crying and ran home. She narrated the entire incident to her family, who reported the matter to the police. A case of kidnapping has been registered at Sector 3 police station under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The police have begun an investigation based on the CCTV footage of the incident. “We shared the footage with people and found out that the accused worked as a driver at a taxi stand in Sector 10,” a police officer said.