Teenager is locked in a Hyderabad hotel room for 20 days by a man she befriended online and rescued

Hyderabad: An 18-year-old student who was locked in a hotel room for 20 days – reportedly an engineering student who had befriended her online – was rescued by the SHE Teams, a division of the Hyderabad Police.

The girl was rescued on Saturday and the 19-year-old accused was arrested. A case has been filed against him under relevant sections of the BNS at Narayanaguda police station, it said.

The parents of the student from Bhainsa town filed a complaint with SHE Teams, Hyderabad, stating that their daughter had called them and informed that she had been scammed by an online friend through a social media platform, said D. Kavitha, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Cybercrime and Women Safety, Hyderabad).

The victim had alleged that the accused threatened her and forced her to come to Hyderabad and locked her in a hotel room for 20 days, police said, adding that she had also shared her current location with her parents through an instant messaging app.

The SHE teams tracked down the girl in a locked hotel room in Narayanaguda, found her, rescued her and handed her over to her parents, police said.

The defendant was also subsequently arrested.

The SHE Teams are a division of the Telangana Police tasked with combating sexual harassment and stalkers and ensuring the safety of women and girls.