A 43-year-old woman from <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/maharashtra-articles" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Maharashtra</a>'s Thane district has been arrested for allegedly coaxing a minor girl to run away from her home in Bihar and keeping the girl in her home, an official said on Friday.
Accused Naaz Golandaz, a resident of Mumbra, had befriended the girl from <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/bihar-articles" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Bihar</a>'s Bhojpur district on social media, the official said.
On March 17, the girl went out saying she wanted to meet a friend but travelled to Mumbra near Mumbai. She then started living in Naaz's home, the official said.
On a complaint by the girl's parents, the Bihar police and Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) launched a probe and tracked her down to Naaz's home.
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The official said Naaz has also been accused of planning to get the girl married to one of her relatives. She has been booked under Section 366-A (procuration of minor girl) of the Indian Penal Code. The section carries a maximum sentence of 10 years.
The accused has been handed over to Bihar police, the official added.&nbsp;
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