Deputy jailer booked for abducting teen in Madhya Pradesh’s Shahdol district
The Hindu
Deputy jailor in Shahdol accused of kidnapping and confining a minor girl in a hotel room.
A case has been registered against a deputy jailer in Madhya Pradesh’s Shahdol for allegedly abducting a teenage girl and confining her in a hotel room, police said on Friday.
Accused Vikas Singh is attached to the Burhar sub-prison in the city, an official said.
On the night between Wednesday (April 30, 2025) and Thursday (May 1, 2025), Singh offered a lift to the 17-year-old girl under the pretence of helping her reach the railway station in the area.
However, he took her to a hotel at Gandhi Chowk in the city, Shahdol Superintendent of Police Ramji Shrivastava told reporters.
A police team on night patrol grew suspicious after seeing the girl entering the hotel with a man, aged around 30. After a while, police checked the hotel and found the girl locked in a room, the SP said.
The cops then took the girl to the Kotwali police station, where a female officer recorded her statement.
Based on her statement, a case has been registered against Singh for kidnapping and unlawfully confining a minor girl, Shrivastava said, adding that efforts are being made to arrest the deputy jailer.
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