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Colaba youth held for abducting minor girlfriend

The LT Marg police have arrested an 18-year-old youth for kidnapping a 13-year-old girl outside the latter's South Mumbai school. Cops have been told that the minor and youth were having an affair and had plans of fleeing the city.

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The LT Marg police have arrested an 18-year-old youth for kidnapping a 13-year-old girl outside the latter's South Mumbai school. Cops have been told that the minor and youth were having an affair and had plans of fleeing the city.

Who is the youth and where does he stay?
The arrested person has been identified as 18-year-old Bipin Vishwakarma, a resident of Azad Nagar in Colaba.
According to the police, the girl, a class VII student of a school in Chira Bazaar, stays with her family in Azad Nagar. Her grandmother used to drop and pick her up from school every day.

What happened when the grandmother went to pick up the girl?
On February 26, the girl's grandmother dropped her off in the morning and left home to pick her up around 1.45 pm. Around 2.10 pm, when the grandmother was on her way to the school in a bus, she received a phone call from a PCO booth. The call was made by the girl, who said that she would be waiting outside the public telephone booth near the school.
When the grandmother reached the spot, she could not find the girl. Her search in the school and nearby areas proved to be futile, and even the rest of the family was unable to trace her.

How did Vishwakarma's involvement come to light?
When the girl's family was looking for her, they learnt that Vishwakarma, who stays in the same neighbourhood, was also missing.
"Vishwakarma and the minor were having an affair and the girl's mother had previously counselled both of them that their relationship was not right. The family then lodged a complaint against Vishwakarma," said an officer from LT Marg police station, where the complaint was filed.

Where were the two finally located?
On February 27, Vishwakarma and the girl were traced to Dadar railway station. The police suspect that Vishwakarma had established a physical relationship with the girl, and has sent both of them for a medical examination.
Vishwakarma has been arrested under IPC Section 363 for kidnapping.

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