Ludhiana, Dec. 11 -- A 19-year-old woman who worked as a cook in Nirmal Nagar has gone missing on her way home to Bathinda. Her family fears she has been abducted. The alarm was raised when an unknown caller picked up her phone and claimed the young woman was in his custody, demanding Rs.40,000 for her release.

The missing woman has been identified as Rupinder Kaur. Her family first approached the Bathinda police, who registered a zero FIR and later transferred the case to Ludhiana. The Dugri police have now booked unidentified accused under Sections 127(6) (wrongful confinement) and 308(4) (extortion) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

Rupinder's sister Ravinder Kaur, who lives in Nirmal Nagar, told police that Rupinder left Ludhiana on N...