The Ashaiman Police have rescued a 15-year-old girl whose legs were chained with lead iron overnight for allegedly stealing 2,000 cedis.

The culprit, Emmanuel Ofori Tetteh, a pastor, is in police custody and would be arraigned before court soon.

A source at the Ashaiman Police told the Times at Tema that the victim was a househelp living with Madam Margaret Koranteng, Head Pastor of the Divine Healers Church at Bethlehem, Ashaiman.

Source said at about 3 pm on September 26, the girl was sent to buy a bowl of gari for which she was given 8,000 cedis.

Suspecting that the girl had stolen 2,000 being what was left of the 8,000 cedis, Ofori chained her legs until 7.30 a.m. the following morning when a neighbour reported her plight to the police, leading to their intervention to secure her freedom.

Ofori was arrested and according to the police, he would be put before court charged with assault and unlawful umprisonment.

Meanwhile, the girl has been handed over to Madam Koranteng since the pastor is the only relative' she knows.