Providing details, Commissioner of Police, Smt. Dhanpreet Kaur, said that FIR No. 41 dated 20.02.2025 under Section 127(6) of the BNS was registered at Police Station Division No. 8, Jalandhar following a complaint that a 9-year-old girl had been kidnapped by a man. Acting on the complaint, on 21.04.2025 the police team apprehended the accused—Rajesh Pandey, son of Triveni, a resident of Para, PS Kherighat, District Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh—from Kapurthala. The Police team successfully recovered the kidnapped 9-year-old girl along with two other minor girls.
She further said that following the medical examination, Sections 5 and 6 of the POCSO Act were added to the FIR. The rescued children have been handed over to their families. The accused was presented before the Hon’ble Court and remanded to three-day police custody for further investigation.
Commissionerate Police Jalandhar remains committed to ensuring public safety