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CCTV footage

corroborates Varnika’s statement that the accused chased her. “We have sufficient CCTV footage evidence to prove the allegations,” says Chandigarh DGP Tajender Singh Luthra. The police will also use the call made by Varnika to the police control room, and the mobile phone location data of the two men as evidence. The maximum penalty for attempt to kidnap is seven years in prison. The case is likely to be fast-tracked.

— Shailee Dogra