12-yr-old girl kidnapped from Katipalla, found in Maharashtra, brought back

June 9, 2016

Mangaluru, Jun 9: A 12-year-old girl, who was allegedly kidnapped by miscreants from Katipalla on June 5, was traced in Thane near Mumbai in Maharashtra and brought back to Mangaluru.

A team of police from Thane, who brought Fathima (name changed), to Managluru International Airport on Wednesday, handed her over to her guardians in the presence of Mangaluru North MLA BA Mohiuddin Bava.

According to sources, Fathima, whose mother hails from Mumbai, had come back to her father's place at Katipalla in Mangaluru a few months ago to continue her studies here.

On June 5, she had gone to a shop to buy biscuits and chocolates. As she did not return home till late night, her family members lodged a missing complaint at jurisdictional Surathkal police station.

On June 7, she was traced to Thane. She was taken into custody by the railway police in Thane and after communication with Mangaluru police she was brought back on June 8.

The girl has claimed that she was kidnapped by a group of masked miscreants who came in an auto-rickshaw. Police are inquiring the matter.

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REALLY HATSOFF to YOU SIR, THANK YOU SO MUCH OUR BELOVED MLA BA MOHIDDIN BAVA..

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