The Tripura Police on Friday arrested a man and rescued three missing minor girls, aged 15-16, from Ahmedabad. The girls are likely to be brought to Tripura on remand on Monday, police said.
“Our police team reached Ahmedabad and the three minor girls were successfully rescued and the accused was arrested through coordination with Gujarat Police. All the minor girls and the accused will be brought to Tripura after completing legal formalities and getting remand from the concerned court,” said a police officer requesting anonymity.
Police said the three girls left their homes in Dhalai district with the man on May 29. Their parents filed a complaint about their disappearance with the police station on the same day.
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In the initial investigation, the police found that the girls were lured with the promise of work and were flown to Ahmedabad via Kolkata from Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport in Agartala.
The police said they contacted Gujarat Police after tracing the girls’ travel route and shared their details including photos and boarding pass details with them.
