Body of kidnapped girl found in Bulandshahr, police nabs accused

The body of a 12 year old girl who was reportedly kidnapped from Ghaziabad was found in the region, police said. The body was found after the arrest of the accused involved in the girl’s abduction. The victim, identified as Khushi (12) was allegedly abducted by unidentified people from Nandigram police station limits three days ago.

The kidnappers had called the victim’s family for ransom. After receiving the ransom call, the family of the victim approached police and lodged a complaint. The accused were demanding Rs 30 lakh within three days for the safe release of the girl, said officials. Following the complaint, police started investigating and arrested three persons including a neighbour where the victim lived with her grandparents in Ghaziabad on suspicion. During questioning, the suspects revealed the sequence of the events and kidnapping, where they dumped the body after killing the girl.

On the basis of the same, the police recovered the body from a farm in Saray Chhabila village area in the limits of Kotwali (Dehat) police of Bulandshahr on Tuesday. The body has been sent for post-mortem examination, and the police were further proceedings into the case.

“The girl’s family laid the suspicion on Bablu, who happens to be their immediate neighbour. When he was picked up by police, he said that he took the girl with him on Sunday morning as she knew him as well. Bablu later handed over the girl to his friend Amit near a temple in the locality. Amit was tasked to hand over the girl to Gambhir, who took the girl’s custody near Dadri in Gautam Budh Nagar around 6pm on Sunday. Both Bablu and Amit had told Gambhir to kill the girl in order to protect their identities,” said Deeksha Sharma, superintendent of police (crime).

The girl who got kidnapped was a student of class 4 and used to live with her maternal grandparents since childhoot in a locality under the jurisdiction of Nandgram Police Station. Her parents and two siblings reside in Sonipat.