Varanasi, Sept. 2 -- Two persons accused of kidnapping and forcibly converting a minor girl have been arrested by the police from the Adampur area of Varanasi district here in Uttar Pradesh, police sources said here today.

Police sources said that the victim's father had lodged a complaint at the local police station, but when no action was taken, he met Police Commissioner Mohit Agarwal. "After this, on the directives of the Police Commissioner, a case was registered against three named and one unidentified person on Monday night, and two people were arrested. Police arrested two people, including Nihal, a resident of Konia. "Police are searching for Nihal's father, Raju, alias Sharif and Lalu," they said.

Police sources said that Nihal,...