Four days since the abduction of a 14-year-old girl by her Facebook friend from Dhanbad railway station, district police rescued her and arrested the accused, DSP headquarters Prakash Soy said on Thursday.

Soy said the accused, identified as Bhuvanesh Tomar, 19, was arrested from his residence in Bulandshahar, Uttar Pradesh, on Wednesday. He said the victim will be handed over to her family after a medical examination.

The police said both Tomar and the victim have shared their numbers while chatting on Facebook. On Sunday, Tomar called her at Dhanbad railway station. When she came, he forcibly took her to Bulandshahar by train. The victim is a resident of Ramgarh district.

Later, on the same day, the victim’s father had lodged an FIR with Gola police station. A case under section 363 and 366(A) IPC have been lodged against Tomar. A police team led by the DSP went to Bulandshahar to rescue the girl.

Soy said, “The victim’s father had lodged an FIR with Gola police station on January 3. After getting the order from SP Ramgarh Prabhat Kumar, a police team went to Bulandshahar and rescued the girl.”

He said, “We have sent the accused to Ramgarh Jail for trial.”

Bike lifter arrested

Ramgarh police have arrested a member of an inter-state bike lifters gang and recovered a stolen motorcycle. The accused has been identified as Chandan Kumar, who is a resident of Gaya.

Gola police inspector Santosh Kumar Gupta said they have stopped the bike during a routine check on Ranchi-Bokaro road. When Chandan failed to produce any papers, they have arrested him and seized the bike. Gupta said they have also recovered marijuana from his possession.

During the interrogation, Chandan said he was about to sell the bike in Dhanbad. Gupta said they have filed a case against him under section 379/414 IPC.