A 21-year-old girl who married in opposition to her household’s needs was allegedly kidnapped in Bengaluru on Wednesday evening, triggering a high-speed chase by which the automobile carrying her crashed into greater than 20 autos and injured six individuals, police mentioned.
Three males, Rakesh (21), Karan (25), and Ayas (18), have been arrested, whereas the alleged driver is on the run, cops mentioned.
The girl, Pooja, was later rescued. The couple, each from Melwas village in Rajasthan, had married about 9 months in the past and moved to Bengaluru.
Investigators suspect that her paternal aunt, who opposed her marriage, had despatched the lads to Bengaluru to deliver her again. Officers mentioned the accused attacked Pooja’s husband, Omprakash, earlier than allegedly forcing her into the automobile in Agrahara Dasarahalli on Wednesday evening.
The automobile was pushed by means of Govindarajanagar and Vijayanagar at excessive pace after residents tried to cease it. Greater than 20 autos had been broken, together with a choose’s automobile, and 6 individuals had been injured, police mentioned.
The injured had been recognized as Prithviraj (12), Yashika (9), Amul (35), Mani (64), Jayalakshmi (57), and Santosh (33). Jayalakshmi suffered a severe head damage and is being handled within the ICU of a non-public hospital.
Residents Deepak and Kiran adopted the automobile for practically six to seven kilometres earlier than getting assist from others close to Hoshahalli in Vijayanagar. The group finally blocked the automobile. “They’d taken a girl from a constructing in Agrahara Dasarahalli. She was screaming loudly. After we went to search out out what was occurring, they drove away at excessive pace. We adopted them in 4 or 5 autos. They’d already hit a number of autos. Because the girl was shouting, we stopped the automobile. It might have been a love marriage,” the couple mentioned.
Saddam, the driving force, fled when residents confronted the three occupants within the automobile. The three different males had been caught and handed over to police.
Police have registered instances referring to alleged kidnapping, assault and the highway accidents. Investigators are analyzing the alleged involvement of Pooja’s family and are trying to find Saddam.