Two girls, including a minor, were reported missing from Faridabad, with the father of one of them alleging that they might have been lured by two youths from Rajasthan on the pretext of marriage.
According to a complaint filed by the father of a 20-year -old girl, a resident of Ballabgarh, his daughter went missing on September 19, along with a girl aged 15 years.
The complainant alleged that the girls might have been kidnapped by Zakir and Jamshed -- both residents of Bharatpur district in Rajasthan -- on the pretext of marriage.
The families searched for the girls but failed to trace them, after which a complaint was filed with the police.
A case was registered at Ballabgarh city police station in Faridabad under sections 363 (kidnapping), 366A (procuration of minor girl) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) of IPC. Since one of the girls was a minor, provisions of the POCSO Act was also slapped against the accused, said ASI Balbir Singh, who is the investigating officer in the case.
Efforts were on to trace the girls and nab the accused, the officer added.
