A Correspondent
Goalpara: Lakhipur police in Goalpara district, during an operation in Chirang district on Friday, rescued a kidnapped school girl and apprehended two abductors within 24 hours of the incident. According to information, a girl of Class IX of Hasdoba Higher Secondary School was drugged and kidnapped by Jahidul Hoque and his wife Rajina Khatun of Hatimura village on her way to school. The family members of the victim lodged an FIR at the Lakhipur police station and a case was registered (771/18). Undertaking prompt investigation, Durlov Ch. Das, newly-joined officer in-charge of Lakhipur police station, and sub-inspector Selim Ali launched an operation in Chirang district with the help of local police. In the operation, the victim was rescued and the two abductors were arrested. “The abductors were planning to take the girl to Haryana and sell her. We are fortunate that we could rescue her before it was too late,” said Durlov Das. On Saturday, the abductors were produced before the Goalpara district court and sent to jail.
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