Hindu girl abducted in Gandhinagar; Bajrang Dal alleges love jihad; parents file complaint

Gandhinagar: The Sector 7 police of Gandhinagar have received a complaint as per which a Hindu girl from sector 13 has been abducted by a youth of a different religious community who lives in sector 14. The complaint also states that the girl has left the house with silver ornaments and Rs 1.75 lakh in cash.

Bajrang Dal, a Hindu outfit affiliated to the Sangh Parivar, has begun to press the police to take action because they allege that this is a clear case of love jihad. The Bajrang Dal has also threatened to create a ruckus outside the house of the youth if the police are unable to trace the whereabouts of the under aged girl and ensure her safe return at the earliest.

Apart from the local police, various agencies at the district level have started their investigations into the matter.

The 19-year old female’s father, living in sector 13 of Gandhinagar and working as vegetable merchant, reached sector-7 police station to file a complaint. The accused’s father was also present at the police station. The female was a student of an air-hostess course. Some family members of the female agitated by damaging a paan shop where the accused used to go, it is learnt. The female’s younger sister had seen her in a rickshaw. The accused runs a grocery shop, it is learnt. Bajrangdal chief Shaktisinh Zala and other members reached the police station with a demand of rescuing the female. DeshGujarat