Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (RJP)
Mangalore, Oct 30 : Mangalore rural police have arrested a person in connection with the abduction of a minor girl.
The arrested person has been identified as Jerry Francis (18) from Ambalapura of Alappuzha district in Kerala.
It is said that Jerry Francis used to chat with a girl aged 16, who was studying in PUC in Mangalore. The facebook friendship continued for over 18 months, after which Jerry decided to come to the city to meet the girl personally. It is learnt that he stayed here for two days before taking her to his hometown on October 23.
The parents of the girl complained to the police about the disappearance of the girl. The police tracked them through Facebook and collected his number. Then they reached Ambalapura in Alappuzha and nabbed him on October 29.
The accused who had failed to clear SSLC examination, works as a welder in a fabricating shop, it is gathered. The police have revealed that the minor girl will be subjected to medical tests.
Meanwhile, the accused has been remanded to judicial custody.