Hyderabad: Police Rescue 18-Year-Old Girl Locked In Hotel Room For 20 Days, Online Friend Arrested

The girl was rescued by "SHE Teams" after being locked in a hotel room for 20 days by an online friend. The accused, a 19-year-old engineering student, has been arrested.

Representational Image | 'SHE teams' rescued an 18-year-old girl held captive by an engineering student in a Hyderabad hotel.

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Hyderabad: A 18-year-old girl student, who was locked in a hotel room here for 20 days, allegedly an engineering student, who had befriended her online, was rescued by the "SHE Teams"-- a wing of Hyderabad Police.

The girl was rescued on Saturday and the 19-year-old accused was arrested and a case was registered against him under relevant sections of the BNS at Narayanaguda Police Station, they said.

The parents of the girl student from Bhainsa town lodged a complaint with "SHE Teams" Hyderabad, stating that their daughter had called them and informed that she had been trapped by an online friend through a social media platform, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Cyber Crimes & Women Safety-Hyderabad) D Kavitha said.

The victim had said the accused threatened and forced her to come to Hyderabad and she had been locked in a hotel room for 20 days by him, police said, adding she shared her current location to her parents via an instant messaging app.

The SHE Teams tracked and located the girl in a locked hotel room at Narayanaguda, and rescued her and handed over to her parents, police said.

The accused was also subsequently arrested.

The "SHE Teams", is a wing of Telangana Police, tasked with cracking down on eve-teasers and stalkers and providing safety and security to women and girls. 

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