Sundernagar town of Himachal's Mandi district witnessed tense moments on Wednesday night when a member of the minority community allegedly attempted to kidnap a minor girl from the other community, leading to a fight and a heated argument in the area.

The kidnapping attempt was foiled by the locals, following which they beat up the accused, blackened his face and handed him over to the police. The incident led to the registration of three FIRs.

According to the available information, a 38-year-old married man had allegedly been stalking a 13-year-old girl for many days and on Wednesday, he came in an SUV near the house of the minor and tried to abduct her.

The girl's family intervened, but the accused allegedly misbehaved with them, following which the locals gathered at the spot, thras

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