A 15-year-old Muslim girl, who had eloped with a boy from the majority community and was rescued from a Goa village after 15 days, has told a court that she went on her own and was not forced by anyone.
The family of the girl had filed a kidnapping case against the boy, also 15 years old, in Sambhal district.
The girl was on Tuesday produced before a magistrate court, where she said that she went to Goa with the boy by her own choice.
According to police, the duo was traced to a village in Goa following which they were brought back to UP on Monday.
Circle officer (CO) of Sambhal, Arun Kumar, said, “The minor girl was produced before Chandausi court on Tuesday where her statement was recorded. The girl said before the court that she had eloped with the boy by her own choice and was not forced by anyone. She has also denied allegations of kidnapping that were leveled against the boy and his family by the girl’s father.”
The girl has been handed over to her family, the CO said.
“The boy was produced before the juvenile justice board and he is being given counseling. The girl also denied allegations of being kidnapped by the boy before the child welfare committee. The minor boy has been sent to a juvenile home for now,” the Police officer said.
After they had gone missing, Sambhal police had formed teams to trace them. On July 30, the girl tried to contact her father after which her location was traced. They were found in a village in Goa.
In a joint operation, the duo were recovered by Goa police and later handed over to Sambhal Police.
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