25-year-old woman abducted by brother-in-law in Jamnagar, rescued

Rajkot: The Local Crime Branch (LCB) of Jamnagar police on Thursday morning rescued a 25-year-old woman who was abducted by her brother-in-law and other assailants a day before.
Jamnagar police arrested 39-year-old Kirti Galchar, a resident of Vavdi village of Morbi, Pranjivan Vadsola (40), Minal Tota (25) and a minor boy from Jodia-Morbi highway. Another accused Hashmukh Kanana managed to escape from the spot.
The rescued girl Asha, a resident of Limbuda village in Jodia taluka of Jamnagar, was abducted by her brother-in-law Galchar and others when she was travelling to Dhrol along with her cousin Nilesh.
“Asha’s eldest sister Sarda, who died of cancer in 2020, was married to Galchar and the couple also had a 12-year-old daughter. After Sarda’s death, Galchar insisted on marrying Asha. But Asha’s mother Ramaben refused his proposal,” police said.
“We have booked the accused under various sections of Indian Penal Code including 365 (kidnaping), 341 (wrongful restraint), 279 (Rash driving or riding on a public way), and 337 (Causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others) among others,” said police official.