Girl on way to school ‘kidnapped’ in Ranchi

A minor girl was allegedly kidnapped in Ranchi's Chutia area on Wednesday morning while commuting to school in an e-rickshaw. Eyewitnesses claim unidentified youths intercepted the vehicle and abducted her. Police have launched an investigation and verification process

Ranchi: A girl was allegedly kidnapped while she was on her way to school in an e-rickshaw on Wednesday morning in Jharkhand’s capital, Ranchi, police said.

The incident happened in Chutia area. The police have begun an investigation of the incident.

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“A minor schoolgirl was allegedly kidnapped from Chutia police station area this morning. We are verifying it and have also initiated further action,” Ranchi City DSP Kumar V Raman said.

According to locals, the girl was on her way to school in a battery-operated rickshaw. Some youths in a car intercepted the e-rickshaw and forced her into their car and fled, they said.