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'Kidnapped' girl found after 38 days

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Press Trust of India Suri (WB)
A teenaged girl who was

allegedly kidnapped from the temple town of Tarapith in Birbhum district 38 days ago was found by the police this evening, the police said.

The girl's father, an employee of a lodge at Tarapith, had alleged that her daughter, a student of class VIII, had been kidnapped from a local market on March 26.

Koreswara Rao, SDPO, Rampurhat, said, the girl has been found from a nearby locality of Tarapith.

"Though a complaint of kidnapping had been lodged, it may be a case of elopement. If anybody is found guilty during investigation, legal action would be taken," he said.

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First Published: May 04 2014 | 8:45 PM IST

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