Three held for kidnap, rape of teenage girl

The arrested were identified as Asif of Sakleshpur and his two friends Abdul Khader and Ashfak.

Sources from Bajpe police station said police conducted search operation for a class-X student of Holy Family High school in Bajpe, followed by a missing complaint lodged by her mother on December 15. When police conducted an investigation, it was revealed that girl had developed friendship with Asif.

Following that clue, they tipped-off on his presence in Bangalore and they found Asif along with that girl at Lakshimipuram on Sunday.

It is reported that the girl informed the police that Asif forcibly took her to Bangalore and had been molesting her from December 15. She also named Khader and Ashfak, who were involved in kidnapping her.

All the three were produced before the court and they were remanded to judicial custody until January 9, 2012, sources from Bajpe police station said.