01 August,2023 05:49 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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The Mumbai police have arrested a 23-year-old man for allegedly kidnapping a minor girl from Sewri.
According to the police, the accused identified as Irshad Khan was apprehended from a bag-making unit in New Delhi on Monday and the minor girl was rescued.
"Khan, a native of Begusarai in Bihar, allegedly abducted a 17-year-old girl from Sewri last month," the police official said.
"A case of kidnapping was registered after the girl's mother reported her missing," the official said.
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"Based on the girl's call records, the police zeroed in on the accused," the police official added.
Further probe is underway.
(with inputs from PTI)