New Delhi, September 16:Coming to the rescue of a pregnant minor girl who was allegedly kidnapped by her neighbour here, the Delhi High Court today directed the city government to provide protection to the girl and adequate
medical arrangement for safe delivery of child.
Slamming the Delhi police for delay in tracing her, a Division Bench of Chief Justice A P Shah and Justice Manmohan said “due to you negligence the situation happened”.
The 14-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped in October last year and was traced from Jalandhar, Punjab, early this month.
Later, her parents found that she was in an advance stage of pregnancy and did not want to go back to the custody of her kidnapper.
Filing a petition before the High Court, the girl’sparents pleaded that the police has not registered a case about the missing of their minor daughter for more than sixmonths.
Following the petition, the High Court had directed the anti-kidnapping cell of the police to trace the girl who was recovered on September 9.
The kidnapper has been arrested. PTI