Former boyfriend abducts HP woman at knife-point, booked

CHANDIGARH: Two persons have been booked for allegedly abducting a woman from Himachal Pradesh and bringing her to the city for marrying. The woman escaped with the help of a shopkeeper and informed the police about the incident. Both the accused fled from the spot after leaving the woman in the market.
Sector 17 police recorded the statement of the woman and registered a zero FIR against both the accused and forwarded the case to Himachal Pradesh police for further investigation.
In her complaint, a 30-year-old woman stated that she works as an assistant manager with a private bank in Hamirpur and her former boyfriend Vivek Soni along with his friend Rohit Choudhary abducted her at knife-point from Hamirpur and brought her to Chandigarh on Thursday. They reached the Sector 22 market to buy cosmetics and other items for marriage, where the complainant indicated to a shopkeeper about her kidnapping and asked him for help.
The shopkeeper called on the 112 helpline and informed the cops. Both the accused came to know that the police were informed and they fled from the spot.
Sector 17 police reached the market and recorded the statement of the woman and registered a case under sections 365 (kidnapping or abduction with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine person) and 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) of the IPC against both the accused and also informed the Hamirpur police about the incident.
The police said the accused Vivek Soni wanted to marry her, but due to some reason, their marriage could not be solemnised. On this, the accused abducted her and brought her to Chandigarh to marry her forcibly. The woman alleged that the accused also threatened her to kill if she would not marry him.