A 20-year-old woman student from Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri was allegedly kidnapped in Kota, Rajasthan, where she was preparing for competitive examinations, the police said on March 19.
According to the police, the woman’s father received her pictures and videos tied up on his mobile phone on March 18 evening along with threats and demand of a ransom of ₹30 lakh after which he approached the Shivpuri Police.
The woman was preparing for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for admission in medical colleges.
Amrita Dugan, Superintendent of Police, Kota, told The Hindu that her department received the information from Shivpuri Police after which the girl’s father reached Kota, and an investigation into the matter was launched.
Ms. Dugan said that police teams were sent to the coaching institute and the hostel where the girl’s father said he had enrolled her.
“However, neither the coaching institute nor the hostel have any record of the girl. The girl had come to Kota on August 6 last year with her mother but the mother had left her without enrolling her in the coaching herself,” Ms. Dugan said, adding that the phone number from which the girl’s parents used to receive coaching related information was also found to be not linked to the institute.
“As per the investigation so far, the girl did not enrol in the said coaching institute,” she added.
The police has registered a case under Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 364A (Kidnapping for ransom) and further investigation is underway.
Meanwhile, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, who is also the BJP’s candidate for the Guna-Shivpuri seat for the Lok Sabha elections, also spoke to Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma and requested a speedy probe into the matter to ensure the safe release of the girl.
