India, May 16 -- In a dramatic interstate rescue operation, the Mumbai Police traced and rescued a 17-year-old girl from Bihar nearly two weeks after she was allegedly abducted from Aarey Colony by a man who planned to forcibly marry her.

The accused, identified as Anil Paswan, 23, was arrested on Friday from Samastipur district in Bihar after an intensive investigation led by the Aarey police.

According to police officers, the ordeal began on April 30 when the teenager, a resident of Aarey Milk Colony, left her home around 2pm, telling her family she was heading to her BMC school to submit books. Hours passed, but the girl did not return, triggering panic among her family members, who searched the locality through the evening before fi...