The parents of the girl student from Bhainsa town lodged a complaint with SHE Teams Hyderabad.
Hyderabad: The “SHE Teams”, a wing of Hyderabad Police rescued an 18-year-old girl student on Saturday, September 7 who was locked in a hotel room in Hyderabad for 20 days, allegedly an engineering student, who had befriended her online.
While the girl was rescued, the 19-year-old accused was arrested and a case was registered against him under relevant sections of the BNS at Narayanaguda Police Station, said the police sources.
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.
According to the police, the victim had said that the accused threatened and forced her to come to Hyderabad and she had been locked in a hotel room for 20 days by him. 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.
(With PTI inputs)