Surat teacher, 23, nabbed for ‘eloping’ with 13-year-old student

Mansi Nayi (23), a teacher from Surat, has been arrested for kidnapping her 13-year-old student, with whom she has allegedly been in a physical relationship for a year. 

Puna police caught up with the “couple” at the Gujarat-Rajasthan border on Wednesday, bringing to close a four-day manhunt. 

Nayi came in contact with the boy when she began tutoring him, officials said. 

They added the duo decided to “elope” after they faced opposition from their families. Nayi bought two bags in preparation for their flight. The child gave her his clothes and other travel necessities a day prior. She packed their bags, and met up with him at the VR Mall in Surat.  From there, CCTV footage shows that they travelled to the Surat railway station area. 

The duo took a bus to Vadodara, went on to Ahmedabad—where they spent time at Kankaria lake—before taking a train the next afternoon to Jaipur. 

They then travelled to Delhi and Vrindavan and later returned to Jaipur, where they stayed overnight at a hotel. 

They had been on their way back to Ahmedabad, via private bus, when the police caught up with them near Ratanpur. 

“We formed separate teams and traced Nayi’s spare phone’s location,” an official stated.

The investigation is underway, police also said, adding that the boy—whose family runs a provision store—has undergone a medical examination.

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