PUC girl kidnapped from Moodbidri by Bengaluru man

February 20, 2015

Moodbidri, Feb 20: A complaint has been lodged at Moodbidri police station alleging that a girl studying in PUC was kidnapped in a car near Krishnakatte in Moodbidri on Wednesday evening.

A person named Dore from Bengaluru is said to have kidnapped the girl.

The minor daughter of Ganesh Devadiga, who is originally from Moodbidri and currently residing in Hosakeri in Bengaluru, and the accused Dore were said to have had a close relationship with each other.

Upon finding this fact three weeks ago, her family immediately sent the girl to stay at their relative's house in Moodbidri.

On Wednesday evening, the girl is said to have left the house to visit the temple with relatives. After the visit, she is said to have gone to a nearby beauty parlour, before getting into a Maruti Omni car parked nearby.

A mildly tense situation prevailed for a while when the locals realised that the girl accompanying her had gone missing.

A complaint was registered in this regard at the police station, alleging that the accompanying girl had been kidnapped.

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