Police foil kidnapping bid, accused under custody

GANGTOK, 26 Dec: A kidnapping has been reported from Jorethang where a 5-year-old girl was kidnapped by a woman from her home. Quick action by the Jorethang police ensured that the child was located and returned to her guardians. The accused has been placed under arrest.
As per reports the accused has been identified as 27-year-old Aarti Subba of Daramdin. On the night of 21 December, she is reported to have approached the house of Phurba Tshering Tamang of Chisopani, Jorethang, seeking shelter for the night.
Phurba Tamang, who was not familiar with the woman, agreed and let her stay in his house for the night, police records suggest. The following morning on the pretext of buying toothpaste she went out and took the 5-year-old daughter of the house along with her. However, she did not return thereafter.
Later, Phurba Tamang approached the police who during their search operation traced the woman to Jorethang bazaar. The woman has been arrested and is being forwarded to judicial custody.

One accused of kidnapping at Jorethang

GANGTOK, 29 June: A case of kidnapping has been registered against a woman at the Jorethang Police Station after another woman lodged a complaint on 28 June.
According to the complaint lodged by Kawshila Sundas of Jorethang, her daughter Doma Lepcha [17] was missing since October 2010 and later she came to know that her daughter had been lured under the pretext of a job by Sushma Rai of Jorethang who had taken her without her consent. Despite several requests Sushma Rai did not bring her daughter back and her whereabouts are also not known.
A case under section 363 [punishment for kidnapping] of the Indian Penal Code r/w section 24 Juvenile Justice [care and protection of children] Act 2000 has been registered against the accused Sushma Rai at the Jorethang Police Station and the case is under investigation.

One arrested on charges of kidnapping

GANGTOK, 20 Jan: The Sadar police has arrested one person on charges of kidnapping a minor girl. The girl, a 14 year old, is alleged to have been kidnapped by one Md. Aktar Alam who was currently residing in Bojoghari. The incident was reported on 16 January when Sadar police were informed, immediately a kidnapping case registered and a hunt organized for the accused who, it was learnt, was all set to leave for New Delhi by train that same night. A police team reached NJP railway station on 17 January evening and made the arrest there; The accused, it is informed, was about to board the Brahmaputra Express for New Delhi. He has been taken into custody and the minor recovered and duly sent for medical examination.

Singtam Police arrest one for abduction

GANGTOK, 08 Nov: Singtam Police arrested one Bhojraj Basnet on 04 November for allegedly abducting 15-year-old Pramila (name changed) who had been missing since 19 October.

Minor from Singtam “kidnapped” to Assam

GANGTOK, 03 Nov: A 15 year old minor girl has been reportedly “kidnapped” from Singtam. The accused is reported to be one Bodhraj Basnnett of Assam.

9-year-old kidnapped from Gangtok, rescued at Rambi

GANGTOK, 06 July: A nine-year-old child was brought back to Gangtok from West Bengal yesterday, rescued from the clutches of a duo which had kidnapped her from her Lower Syari home the previous evening.
An FIR filed by a resident of lower Syari stated that on 04 July, his nine year old daughter went to her cousin’s house nearby. While she was there, she was lured away by some strangers staying in the same locality. The father reported that they might have kidnapped her and taken her away to Rambi in West Bengal.