Vijayawada: Nineteen-year-old Tejaswini from Bhimavaram, who went missing and was traced with her boyfriend in Jammu nine months later, told police that she was forcibly taken away on the promise of marriage and could not contact anyone during this period.
Based on Tejaswini's statement, a case has been registered against Anjad, a resident of Ramavarappadu, whom she had befriended on social media. The two were brought from Jammu to Bejawada by Vijayawada Police in the early hours of Wednesday. Later, Machavaram Police took them into custody for questioning.
In her statement to police, Tejaswini said Anjad forcibly took her from Vijayawada on October 28 last year and she believed that he would marry her. She said that in last nine months she could not talk to her friends or family on phone and they kept going to many places. Finally they reached Jammu. Tejaswini further said that in Jammu, she could not go anywhere as she did not know the language.
On the contrary, it is learnt that Anjad told police that they left Vijaywada willingly. He said that they were in love and wanted to start a new life but were afraid that their parents would object due to religious differences.
Machavaram Police filed an FIR against Anjad under sections 342, 366 and 323 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Police handed Tejaswini to her mother while Anjad is in custody.
Tejaswini studied hotel management course at an institute in Machavaram while Anjad was her college senior. In November last year, the couple left Vijayawada and travelled to Hyderabad, Kerala, Mumbai and Rajasthan. In December, they boarded a Jammu-bound train from Delhi. Before leaving Vijayawada they sold off their mobile phones. Meanwhile, Tejaswini's mother filed a missing complaint at Machavaram police station.
