Railway Police rescues minor girl kidnapped from B’luru

Inspector Ramagundam immediately verified the minor’s photo through WhatsApp with Bengaluru Police and rescued the victim —RPF Commissioner, Secunderabad

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: A minor girl who was allegedly kidnapped from the city was rescued in Hyderabad by the timely intervention of the Railway police Force (RPF), city police said on Wednesday. The Bengaluru police had alerted their counterparts in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana regarding the kidnapping of a minor several days ago.

The city police had suspected that the kidnapper would be taking the girl in one of the Secunderabad-bound trains from the city. Following the alert, the RPF personnel in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana swung into action and launched a search operation in all incoming trains from Bengaluru.

During one such operation, the team of cops identified the victim, a minor girl and the kidnapper, on arrival at Ramagundam railway station of Secunderabad via train no. 16031, sources in the railway force said. The rescued girl and the accused kidnapper were handed over to the city police, sources added.