
A woman has been booked for allegedly abducting two minor girls from Pinjore and administering a stupefying substance before abandoning them at a hotel in Chandigarh, Pinjore police said on Sunday.
According to the complaint, the girls went missing on June 19 after the accused, identified as Saniya, allegedly lured them with promises of money and an outing. The motive behind the abduction was not immediately known. A family member of one of the girls mentioned in his complainant that Saniya gave the girls an unknown substance on the way, causing them to lose consciousness. When they regained consciousness the following day, they found themselves in a hotel in Chandigarh. They later managed to return safely.
Based on the complaint, the Pinjore police have registered a case against the accused under Sections 123 (causing hurt to a person by administering poison, or any stupefying, intoxicating, or unwholesome drug) and 140(3) (kidnapping or abduction) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Further investigation is underway.