Thane: The Navi Mumbai police have registered a case of kidnapping against a man and two of his family members after he allegedly eloped with a 17-year-old girl under the pretext of marrying her, said an official on Sunday.The accused and the girl had an affair for the last six months, the official from Panvel Town police station said.The accused allegedly kidnapped the girl at around 10 am on December 6 from near Uran Phata at Karanjade in Panvel.The girl is yet to be traced, said the official from Panvel Town police.Following a complaint by the girls parents, the police on Saturday registered a case against the man and two other members of his family under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 363 (kidnapping) and 34 (criminal act done by several persons in furtherance of common intention), said the official. PTIWe also published the following articles recentlyMaternal uncle booked for kidnapping, raping minor girl in UttarakhandA 40-year-old man was arrested in Almora for kidnapping and raping his 13-year-old niece for several days. The survivor was rescued from the accuseds house after her family filed a missing person complaint. The police traced the girl to her maternal uncles house using call records. The victim, a student at a local government school, was returned to her family after a medical examination. The accused was charged under IPC section 363, section 376 (3), and sections 5 and 6 of the Pocso Act.Mumbai builder kidnap case: Gang member held from Madhya PradeshMumbai Police arrest 22-year-old man from Madhya Pradesh in connection with the abduction of a Mumbai-based builder by a gang for a ransom of Rs 10 crore last month. Total number of individuals taken into custody reaches six. The accused, Mazhar Shakir, also known as Shanu Shah, was apprehended from Dhar. The builder was abducted from the Mazgaon area of Mumbai and held captive in suburban Govandi. Gangster Iliyas Bachkana and five others were already arrested.Calcutta HC quashes 7-year-old Pocso, kidnap case to let couple remain happily marriedThe Calcutta High Court quashed a seven-year-old case against a person for marrying a minor. The girl, now 23 and a mother of a six-year-old daughter, had appealed to police and courts to let her remain "happily married" with her husband and child. The girl converted to Muslim faith to marry a businessperson from Pingla. The court observed that she was 16 at the time of marriage and 17 during the birth of their child, despite her marriage certificate stating she was 18. The couple is now settled in Pingla.

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