GALKOT, AUGUST 19
District Police Office, Baglung, has held two people for their alleged involvement in attempted kidnapping of a girl. The accused include a policeman.
The office identified them as Shankar Acharya and Bhagawati Chhetri, 36, of Jaimini Municipality-7 in the district. Acharya is a policeman.
They are accused of trying to abduct a sixyear-old daughter of Sapana Thapa from Dhading and currently residing at Ramrekha of Baglung Municipality-1.
The two are accused of forcibly picking up the girl from Hallanchowk of Baglung-2 and trying to take her towards Buddha Bihar on a motor vehicle. The accused were caught by locals and security personnel while trying to kidnap he girl. According to a witness Rudra Mahat, the two used swearwords against the people who tried to stop them.
The girl's mother said she was at her office and her spouse was out of their residence to buy vegetables when her daughter was picked by the two.
Locals have demanded an investigation into the matter and a stern action against the two if found guilty. Office information officer Indra Bahadur Rana said they were investigating the incident to find whether the case was of kidnapping.
The police personnel was also found under the influence at the time of arrest, he added.
A version of this article appears in the print on August 20, 2022 of The Himalayan Times.
