Jammu, Dec 12 (PTI) A man was arrested here from Doda district within 10 hours of his kidnapping a minor girl, police said on Sunday.

A complaint was lodged at Kishtwar Police Station regarding the kidnap of a girl by unknown persons, a police spokesperson said.

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Acting swiftly in the matter, police formed a special team and launched a hunt operation.

They traced the girl in Thathri area of the district within hours of her kidnap and also arrested the accused from there, the police official said.

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The accused was identified as Munna Gram, a resident of West Bengal, said the spokesperson.

After fulfilling the medico-legal formalities, the girl was handed over to her family, he said.

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