Mahim Abduction Case: Consoling Weeping Child Gets Drunk Samaritan Arrested For 'Kidnapping'

Mumbai, May 10: Consoling a six-year-old weeping child and trying to comfort her costed 28-year-old Bandra resident Nitin Narkar an arrest and charge of kidnapping. Mahim Police came knocking Narkar's door on Wednesday and arrested him for being charged with kidnapping the child and was released only after furnishing a bail bond of Rs 15,000 on Thursday.

According to the incident, the minor girl's family - basket weavers, living on the footpath at Mahim - had reported her missing after seeing her riding away on the back seat of Narkar's scooty around 3 am on May 1. Despite searching her for more than 12 hours, based on the CCTV footage, police couldn't find the girl. Five Get Life Imprisonment for Kidnapping 19-Year-Old Man in 2014, Demanding Rs 5 Lakh Ransom From His Brother. 

After a good 16 hours later, around 8.45 pm, the girl was found near the Mahim dargah. Medical examination of the girl did not reveal any assault or sexual activity, but the police nevertheless wanted to find out who the rider was.

Briefing more about the case, an officer said, as reported by Mid-Day, "While we were tracing the route of the rider, we came upon CCTV footage in which the number plate of the scooty was clearly seen. Through this, we found that the person whom it belonged to lives in Bandra West. When the police team reached the address, they found Narkar, who confessed to taking the girl for a ride on his scooty, but could not understand what offence he had committed."

Adding more, the officer said, "He was unable to completely recall the May 1 incident. He only remembered bits and pieces. He told us that on April 30, he had gone for a party with friends and had got heavily drunk. He was afraid to go home in that state and decided to stay out. He had come to the Mahim phatak and sat at a bus stop where he spotted the girl about 20 to 30 feet away."

However, Narkar - waiter on a cruise ship - said that did no crime. He said, "While I was sitting at the bus stop at Mahim, I saw this girl crying. I went up to her and told her to hop on to my scooter and took her for a joyride. We rode from Mahim to Bandra. I even gave her some food. Is that a crime? There was no other intention other than feeding a crying child and making her happy with a joyride. That is not a crime."

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