Two youths from Karimganj district of Assam were arrested by Dharmanagar district police of Tripura on Tuesday evening after they allegedly tried abducting a minor girl from Churaibari area.

Apart from the arrested youths, two other youths who were involved in the alleged kidnapping bid fled away and police are searching them.

The arrested youths were identified as Ajmal Hussain (24) and Najim Uddin (26). Ajmal (son of Abdul Mukit) hails from Bandarkona, Patharkandi, while Najim (son of Abdul Haque) is a resident of Keotkuna, Nilambazar.

Police sources said that  Ajmal and Najim along with two other youths S. Ahmed (18) and S. Uddin (18) allegedly tried abducting a minor girl from Fulbari in North Tripura district of Tripura around 6:30 pm on Tuesday evening. Fulbari falls under Churaibari police station (North Tripura district).

A group of local residents, who saw when the youths were allegedly trying to kidnap the girl in a car, stopped the car and caught Ajmal and Najim while S. Ahmed and S. Uddin managed to escape from the spot. Both the absconding youths - S. Ahmed (son of Chaad Uddin) and S. Uddin (son of Nijam Uddin) hail from Fulbari. The locals then informed the police about the matter following which a team of policemen from Churaibari police station reached the spot and arrested Ajmal and Najim. The cops took the duo and the car used in the alleged kidnapping attempt was also seized.

Police said that the minor girl's father lodged an FIR with police after which a case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was registered and further legal procedure initiated.

Police added that a manhunt was underway to nab the other two youths involved in the incident. Hopefully, they will be arrested very soon.