Muzaffarnagar, Mar 6 (PTI) A man has been arrested for allegedly sending obscene messages to a woman lawyer here, police said on Sunday.

Also Read | Jammu and Kashmir: One Dead, 21 Injured in Grenade Attack in Srinagar.

Accused Vinit Sharma belonging to a village under the New Mandi police station area was arrested on Saturday on the complaint by the woman lawyer, an official said.

In a separate case, a man was arrested for allegedly abducting a minor girl and keeping her hostage in his village home under the Kakroli police station area, SHO Sunil Sharma said.

Also Read | Russia-Ukraine ‘War’: More Than 15,900 Indian Citizens Brought Back Under Operation Ganga.

The minor girl too was recovered from accused Saqib, he added.

The case against Saqib was lodged on March 1 and the police arrested the accused on Saturday after rescuing the girl, he said.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)