Jalandhar, October 19: In a shocking incident, a teenage girl was abducted by a man after luring her with a promise of marriage in Tarn Taran. The accused was booked after the victim's mother approached the Goindwal Sahib police station and filed a complaint. The accused is yet to be arrested. An investigation has been launched by the police to recover the girl from the suspect.

According to a report by the Tribune, the accused was identified as Akashdep Singh, alias Akash, a resident of Fatehbad. The victim's mother, in her complaint, alleged that the accused had been after her daughter for a long time. He finally abducted her on October 10 with a marriage promise. Assistant Sub-Inspector Kalwinder Kaur recorded the complainant's statement. A case has been registered against the accused under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The accused has been booked under Sections 363 and 366-A of the Indian Penal Code. Punjab Shocker: Two Abduct Minor Girl, Rape Her Inside Moving Car in Patiala; Accused Arrested.

In another incident, Fazilka police arrested three people, including a woman, for the honey-trapping and kidnapping of an NRI, who is a US citizen and demanding Rs 20 crore for his release. Baljinder Singh, a resident of Thandewala village, Muktsar, filed a complaint with Fazilka police alleging the abduction of his brother-in-law, Nachhatar Singh, a US citizen. Punjab Shocker: Girl Tied, Dragged by Father on Bike for Eloping With Her Boyfriend in Amritsar, Dies; Case Registered (Watch Video).

The complainant, in his complaint, Nachhatar Singh, who lives in California, was kidnapped from a hotel in Ludhiana in September. He accused two persons, Gurvinder Singh and Ramandeep Kaur, of trapping the NRI and demanding Rs 20 crore for his release. As per Baljinder, Gurvinder and Ramandeep kidnapped Nachhatar from a Ludhiana hotel and held him captive in an MC Colony in Fazilka.

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