Coimbatore: A daily wage labourer who abducted a 17-year-old girl and married her has been arrested under POCSO.
Coimbatore: A daily wage labourer who abducted a 17-year-old girl and married her has been arrested under POCSO.
The 17- year-old girl, a resident of the Karupparayan Kovil street in Konavaikaalpalayam near Vellalore was missing from her house suddenly. Shocked by this, the girl's parents lodged a complaint at the Podanur Police station.
The police registered a case and were on the lookout for the missing girl. Meanwhile they received information that Vignesh (23) from Gandhipuram at Old Dharapuram Road in Palani had abducted the girl and had married her.
Vignesh worked as a welder near the girl's house where they got acquainted with each other. Following this, Vignesh enticed the girl and took her to Palani and married her.
The Palani police informed their Podanur counterparts when a young couple came to the police station seeking protection. Following this, the Podanur police brought back the couple from Palani. A case has been filed against Vignesh under the Child Marriage Prevention Act and POCSO. He was imprisoned thereafter.