The arrested individuals have been identified as Hasnat Reza Jamshed Alam, 18, and Mohammad Abdulkalam Rahsuddin Shaikh, 18, both labourers from Bihar. The kidnapped girls, aged 15, 7, and 11 months, lived with their mother in the Kharodi area of Marve Road
The mother, who works at an eatery, usually leaves the kids in her younger sister’s care. Representation pic/iSTOCK
An 18-year-old labourer, infatuated with a 15-year-old girl, allegedly kidnapped her along with her two younger sisters after she refused to elope with him. Given the seriousness of the case, Malwani police sprang into action and arrested the accused within 12 hours, rescued the three girls, and reunited them with their family.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Hasnat Reza Jamshed Alam, 18, and Mohammad Abdulkalam Rahsuddin Shaikh, 18, both labourers from Bihar. The kidnapped girls, aged 15, 7, and 11 months, lived with their mother in the Kharodi area of Marve Road. The mother, who works at a bar, usually leaves the children in the care of her younger sister. However, last week, the sister had returned to their native village, forcing the mother to lock the house from the outside while she was at work, leaving the children alone inside.
Alam admitted he was in love with the 15-year-old and wanted to marry her. Representation pic/iSTOCK
Alam, employed at a nearby construction site for the past couple of months, developed feelings for the 15-year-old. He gave the girl a mobile phone, and the two began chatting over WhatsApp. The mother was unaware of this. On Wednesday, the mother locked the house as usual and went to work. When she returned around midnight, she found the lock broken and her three daughters missing. Panicked, she alerted neighbours, who immediately informed the police.
Senior officers from Zone 11, including Senior Inspector Shailendra Nagarkar, launched an investigation. Detection Officer API Harish Shilamkar and the Malwani police acted swiftly, sharing the girls’ photos and kidnapping details with police stations across Mumbai. During inquiries, police learned that the eldest girl had been in contact with Alam, who was also missing. Labourers in the area identified Alam’s friend, Shaikh, who worked at another construction site in Jan Kalyan Nagar. After detaining and questioning Shaikh, he confessed to the crime.
The Vasai railway police located the girls at Vasai station on Thursday morning after their photos were circulated to them. The railway police handed them over to the Malwani police. During interrogation, Alam admitted he was in love with the 15-year-old and wanted to marry her. When she refused to elope and insisted on not leaving her sisters behind, he decided to take all three. "The children were rescued safely, and the accused were arrested and charged with kidnapping,” confirmed Senior Inspector Shailendra Nagarkar of Malwani police station. The accused are scheduled to appear in court on Friday.
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