Missing 13-year-old girl abducted from Savarde found in Mumbai, youth detained

A 13-year-old girl abducted from Savarde in Chiplun taluka has been traced to Mumbai by the Local Crime Branch of the Ratnagiri police. The youth linked to the case was also detained in the action on Friday, November 13. The girl has been placed in safe custody under the watch of women police personnel.

According to police, the girl was abducted from Savarde on November 9, 2026. A case of kidnapping was registered at Savarde police station under Section 137(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, as crime register number 150/2026.

Given the seriousness of the case, B. B. Mahamuni, in-charge Superintendent of Police, Ratnagiri, reached the spot at Savarde immediately and stepped up the investigation. Separate search teams were formed under Sub-Divisional Police Officer Shailesh Sanas, Suresh Kadam, Savarde police station in-charge Assistant Police Inspector Abaso Patil, Chiplun police station Police Inspector Gulchand Mengade and Local Crime Branch Police Inspector Nitin Dhere.

The incident had created an atmosphere of worry and tension in the Savarde area, and the police intervened promptly. Quick Response Team (QRT) units were deployed to maintain law and order in the area. Teams of the Savarde police, the Chiplun police and the Local Crime Branch carried out searches at several places.

The Local Crime Branch team eventually located the abducted girl and the youth in Mumbai. The girl has been taken into safe custody, while further legal action against the youth is under way.

The operation was carried out by Police Inspector Nitin Dhere of the Local Crime Branch and his team, under the guidance of in-charge Superintendent of Police B. B. Mahamuni. Sub-Inspectors Sandeep Ogale and Prashant Borkar, along with Vijay Ambekar, Yogesh Navkar, Vaibhav More, Atul Kamble, Deepak Patil, Ganesh Sawant and Pandurang Bhore, took part.

Residents of the Savarde area have breathed a sigh of relief at the girl being found.