Kundapur: Man arrested for luring, kidnapping minor girl
Silvester D'Souza
Daijiworld Media Network - Kundapur
Kundapur, Mar 17: The Kundapur police on Friday March 15 night arrested a man for allegedly luring and kidnapping a girl, and keeping her under house arrest.
The accused has been identified as Ganesh Poojary, an auto driver at Shastri Circle here, and resident of Vaderahobli.
The girl had gone missing on February 23 after leaving for tuitions from her house. It is said that Ganesh had lured her and had an illicit relationship with her.
The girl's parents had filed a complaint with the Kundapur police.
During police investigations led by Kundapur SI Jayaram D Gowda, it was found that the accused had rented a house behind Kalikamba Temple near Katkeri. On Friday night, the police raided the house and took Ganesh as well as the girl into custody.
On Saturday March 16 both were produced in the court. A case was registered based on the complaint of the girl, who was later handed over to the family.
The court sent Ganesh to judicial custody till March 30.