Thane: Twelve people, seven of whom have been identified, have been booked by police in Maharashtra's Thane district for allegedly kidnapping a teenager and forcing her into marriage, an official said on Friday.
Under the guise of a temple visit, the 18-year-old complainant informed the police that she was first brought to Navsari, Gujarat, and then to a relative's home in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
The teenager told the Kalwa police that her relatives forcibly got her married to one of the accused persons.
A case has been registered against 12 persons under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for kidnapping, criminal intimidation and wrongful confinement. Seven of them have been identified so far, the official said.
With PTI inputs