Archive · 24 May 2025
Woman Arrested for Allegedly Exploiting and Abducting Minor
A young woman, who was about to get engaged, ran away with a teenage boy.
They lived in the same area and had been seeing each other.
The boy worked at a diamond unit.
The pair were found in another city after being gone for two months.
The woman has now been arrested.
She is accused of taking advantage of the boy and is facing charges under child protection laws because the boy is underage.
The police are handling the investigation.
A 20-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly abducting and sexually exploiting a 17-year-old boy.
The incident occurred in Surat, India, where they both resided.
The pair eloped two months prior and were located in Jalgaon, Maharashtra.
The woman reportedly fled because she was unhappy with her family arranging her engagement.
She has been booked under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO).
- Who
- A 20-year-old woman and a 17-year-old boy.
- What
- A 20-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly abducting and sexually exploiting a 17-year-old boy.
- When
- The woman and the boy eloped two months prior to the arrest.
- Where
- Surat, India (where the incident occurred) and Jalgaon, Maharashtra (where they were found).
- Why
- The woman was unhappy with her family arranging her engagement, leading her to elope with the boy.
- Accused
- 20-year-old woman
- Victim
- 17-year-old boy
- Location of Incident
- Surat, India
- Location where found
- Jalgaon, Maharashtra
- Charges
- Abduction, Sexual Exploitation, POCSO Act
- Reason for Eloping
- Woman unhappy with engagement