Hyderabad: 50-year-old atempts to kidnap minor

Hyderabad: A 15-year-old girl who was kidnapped by a man from her neighbourhood was rescued by locals at Moinabad. Alerted when she raised an alarm, locals intercepted the two-wheeler on which the accused was taking her, caught him and handed him over to police after beating up him.

The incident took place close to Chilkur under Moinabad police station limits, 20 km from the city. on Wednesday morning.

The girl, a resident of Karwan, was walking to her paternal grandparents’ house at Bahadur-pura at about 10.30 am. Md Kamuruddin, 50, a labourer and a resident of the same area was driving a scooter. He noticed the girl alone and offered her a lift.

Upon her agreeing, he took her towards Chevella. On reaching the main road near Chilkur, she raised an alarm. Passersby intercepted the bike.

In a video, she was seen crying and locals beating Kamuruddin. One of the passersby who happened to know the girl informed her family. Kamuruddin was assaulted and handed over to the police.

Moinabad inspector G. Venkateshwarlu said, “Kamuruddin claims he knows the girl and was giving her a lift to her grandmother’s house, but the house is located in the Bahadurpura and not not on the outskirts, which shows that he kidnapped the girl.”

The inspector said a case has been registered against Kamuruddin on charges of kidnap and outraging modesty. He is being interrogated to find his motive in taking away the girl. The girl was handed over to her family members.