Maharashtra News: How Girl Foiled Kidnapping Attempt Using Geometry Compass
The incident occurred on July 9 around 12 noon, they said on Saturday. A case in this connection has been registered at the Shanti Nagar police station in Bhiwandi.
How the incident unfolded"The girl had boarded the rickshaw to go to her school on Wednesday. An unidentified man was already present in it. When the vehicle reached close to her school, the girl asked the driver to stop there, but he did not do so and instead moved faster," an official said.
Also Read | Patna man, accused of killing minor in Karnataka, dead in 'encounter'Although the teenager was shocked by what was happening, she showed presence of mind and pulled out a geometry compass from her school bag and attacked the driver with it. She also pushed away the man sitting beside her before jumping out of the moving rickshaw. She managed to reach her school after that, he said.
Case filed under BNS sections for kidnapping, othersThe girl later narrated the incident to her mother, following which they approached the police and lodged a complaint against the rickshaw driver and his accomplice.
Also Read | SC quashes conviction for rape, kidnapping accused; here's WHYBased on her complaint, the case was filed under sections 137(2) (kidnapping) and 62 (attempt to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the police said. "A probe into the case is currently underway," the official said.
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