A local resident who abducted a 10-year-old girl was detained in Nizhnevartovsk.

A local resident was detained in Nizhnevartovsk, who abducted and held a 10-year-old girl. This was reported on June 10 in the press service of the investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug —Yugra.

According to the investigation, on June 7, a man abducted a child, intimidated her and took her to his home in a private car, where he illegally held her until the release of the victim by law enforcement officers.

The defendant is accused of committing a crime under paragraph "d" of Part 2 of Article 126 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (abduction committed against a known minor)"

"The accused has been detained. The investigation filed a motion before the court to choose a preventive measure in the form of detention in relation to the detainee," the agency said in a statement on its website.

A day earlier, Interior Ministry spokeswoman Irina Volk said that no visible injuries had been found to the abducted child.

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