Two drunk men allegedly dragged a 14-year-old girl into their car on the city outskirts today but were nabbed immediately after a passerby alerted local residents and she was rescued, police said.
The duo, identified as Ramesh Kumar (40) and M Srikant (23) were nabbed.
The incident occurred this evening under Abdullapurmet Mandal when the girl, a class IX student, was walking towards her house, police said.
"The duo obstructed her and tried to force her into car when one passer-by noticed it and followed them while informing the matter to local residents who immediately caught hold of one of them and informed to police who tracked another person at Majidpur village outskirts," according to police.
Kumar and Srikanth were found drunk when subjected to breathing analyzer by Hayathnagar police. A case was registered under relevant sections of IPC, POCSO Act and they were taken into custody.
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