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Udupi : Woman arrested for kidnapping 6 yr girl


Mangalore Today News Network

Udupi, May 17,2017: In an interesting case reported from the District Government Hospital  here on May 16, Tuesday, a  woman who allegedly  kidnapped and assaulted a six year old girl from Bagalkot was arrested by the  police.


Woman abducts


 The accused has been identified as  Geetha (42) from Uppunda.  The girl  was the daughter of Asha of Hanuganda in Bagalkot and had come with her father to  see her father who is undergoing treatment in the hospital since the past three weeks.

It is learnt that Geetha lured the girl who was playing by herself, by offering her chocolate and later took her to her rental house at Kinnimulki where   she allegedly assaulted the girl. Meanwhile, when locals grew suspicious on hearing the girl’s cries , the woman realising that she would be in for trouble took the girl back to the hospital where her parents were panicky on not finding her. The woman was then handed over to the police.

 The CCTV footage of the hospital showed the woman walking away with the child.

Local police are conducting the investigations.