18-Year-Old Girl "Kidnapped" In Front Of Father Marries Accused

An 18-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped by a group of four people in front of her father in the Rajanna Sircilla district of Telangana. CCTV footage captured the incident.

The girl was abducted while she was returning home after visiting a temple with her father in the morning. The incident occurred in Moodepalle village in Chandurthi mandal of the district.

The CCTV camera in the area caught the moment the kidnappers forcibly took the woman in their car and sped away. A man with a cloth tied around his face dragged the girl toward the car and pushed her into the rear seat.

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Girl Kidnapped In Front Of Father

Meanwhile, another man went to her father to stop him from intervening. The footage showed the girl's father attempting to rescue her in vain. The car sped away from the scene, pushing aside the father.

The police registered a case against the accused and three special teams were formed to nab the accused and rescue the kidnapped girl.

Hours later, the girl Shalini released a video and revealed that she had married the accused and was in love with him for four years.

She claimed that her parents did not accept the man as he belonged to a Dalit family.

According to the police, one of the four people who abducted the girl had a relationship with her and allegedly eloped with her earlier. A case was registered against him earlier for allegedly eloping with the girl.

The main accused who is aged around 24 eloped with the teenager, but they were counselled by the police and she was handed over to her parents.

On Monday, December 19, the main accused learned that the woman's marriage was fixed with another person. Following this, the accused hatched a plot with his friends to kidnap the girl.

Later, the girl's father later lodged a complaint with the police and alleged that he was beaten up by the accused before they kidnapped his daughter. He added that one of the accused was from the girl's village.

Vemulawada Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Nagendra Chary said, "The girl had eloped with her lover in the past. Now as she has become an adult, he might have taken her".