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State EMRI rescues kidnapped girl

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By Our Reporter

SHILLONG: The Emergency Response Centre (ERC) of GVK EMRI-Meghalaya on Tuesday helped rescue a girl from Nagaland who was kidnapped by a person known to her.

Early Tuesday morning, a distress call from Dimapur landed in the ERC of GVK EMRI – Meghalaya. According to a statement issued by GVK, the girl informed that the perpetrator of the crime took her to a hotel in Dimapur. In distress and with no balance in her mobile phone, the girl dialed 108 for help.

Emergency Response Officer (ERO) Alleans Sangma, who attended to the call, helped the girl by connecting her to her father through(a conference call.

During the call, the victim disclosed that she was raped by the person who had kidnapped her.

The ERO then informed the Police Control Room, Shillong which in turn provided its Dimapur counterpart’s number.

Meanwhile, the victim managed to escape from the hotel and spotted an auto rickshaw. The ERO then directed the auto rickshaw driver to take the girl to the nearest police station.

On enquiry with the Nagaland Police, it was found that the victim has been shifted to East Town Police Station and the kidnapper has been arrested.

The call reached the unit in Shillong as all the North Eastern states apart from Assam share the same telecom circle and local calls made from the neighboring states often land at 108 Meghalaya.

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