Statesman News Service
MALDA, 19 OCT: A 14-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped near Baharal in Ratua police station on Thursday but police have reportedly failed to rescue her till date. The superintendent of police, Mr Bhuban Mandal said police were carrying on raids at various possible hideouts. “A police team is on its way to other locations to nab the suspected persons who kidnapped the girl,” Mr Mandal said.When the local Congress MLA, Mrs Sabitri Mitra, spoke to the Malda SP about the minor's abduction on Saturday, the Malda SP asked for 24-hours time to trace the location of the minor girl and abductor. Mr Mandal said: “If the local police fail to rescue her they will have to face consequences”.The abductors demanded a ransom of Rs 2 lakh from the victim's family over phone. The girl's father, Mr Sheikh Rafikul, resident of Pukuria under the same police station, was worried and alleged: “Police know about the criminals very well but they are not taking up any initiative to rescue my daughter on purpose.” The minor girl, a student of class IX, was kidnapped allegedly by some local goons when she was on her way to tution riding a by-cycle. “I have asked the Malda SP that police have failed to find the girl within 24-hours, as promised by the police SP. It is a shame that the local police are afraid of the accused goons backed by the CPI-M,” said Mrs Sabitri Mitra, the Congress MLA from Araidanga. She also alleged that the group of criminals had been creating a lot of trouble in that region regularly but all the complains seemed to have fallen on deaf ears. “I am waiting for the police to come out with some fruitful results. If people turn violent and stage agitation having lost faith, the situation will go beyond control,” Mrs Mitra said today. The Malda SP said: “Police are working hard to trace their exact hideouts. The accused will be traced soon.”
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