Archive · 17 Sep 2026
Kidnapped Class 9 Girl Rescued From Chandauli Water Plant
A 13-year-old girl went missing after school in Chandauli.
She had gone to a nearby grocery store but did not come home.
Her family searched for her and heard cries from a nearby water plant.
Police came and opened the locked plant.
They found the girl inside with her hands and feet tied.
Police arrested two people connected to the plant.
The two men were sent to jail while the case is investigated.
Police said early questioning suggested a dispute over Rs 15,000 may have been involved.
A 13-year-old Class 9 student was rescued from an RO water plant in Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh.
The girl reportedly went missing Wednesday after visiting a grocery store after school.
Relatives heard cries from the locked plant and alerted police, who broke in and rescued her.
Police said the girl was found with her hands and feet tied.
Plant operator Zubair Alam and Ikram were arrested and sent to judicial custody over alleged kidnapping and confinement.
- Who
- A 13-year-old Class 9 student, plant operator Zubair Alam, and Ikram were involved in the reported incident.
- What
- The girl was allegedly kidnapped and found tied inside a locked RO water plant; two people were arrested.
- When
- The girl went missing on Wednesday, and the rescue was reported on September 17.
- Where
- An RO water plant in the Shahabganj area of Chandauli district, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- Police said preliminary questioning indicated a possible dispute over a debt of Rs 15,000; the investigation is ongoing.
- Victim
- 13-year-old Class 9 student
- Location
- Shahabganj, Chandauli district, Uttar Pradesh
- Discovery
- The girl was found inside a locked RO water plant
- Condition
- Police said her hands and feet were tied
- Arrested
- Zubair Alam and Ikram
- Alleged debt dispute
- Rs 15,000
- Legal action
- A case was registered under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 137(2), 127(2), and 115(2)