Overview

• The woman, described by police as mentally challenged, was taken from a shop verandah near the Charampa outpost on Thursday night during heavy rain.
• CCTV from the area captured the driver forcing her into the vehicle, with the clips later circulating widely online.
• Assistant SP Abhisek Apurba Behera said a massive search is in progress for both the victim and the driver.
• Police are reviewing highway surveillance and transport databases and have sought help from the Truck Drivers’ Association and the NHAI to identify the vehicle.
• Separate coverage also noted an unrelated Noida case in which a man allegedly staged his own abduction for extortion.