A team of the Siliguri Metropolitan Police rescued a local minor girl from the neighbouring state of Bihar on Thursday, where she was allegedly taken by a youth in the pretext of marriage.

Rudal Kumar, the accused in his mid-20s, is arrested.

Police said the 14-year-old girl got introduced to Kumar through social media. “On August 30, she went missing from her house and a complaint was lodged at the New Jalpaiguri police station. The girl was rescued from Damgara village in Bihar and will be handed over to her family after appropriate legal process,” said an officer.