Latest News | Kidnapped Girl Rescued from Delhi-bound Train at UP's Mahoba Railway Station

Mahoba (UP), Nov 20 (PTI) A day after she was allegedly kidnapped outside her house, a 5-year-old girl was rescued by the police from a Delhi-bound train at Mahoba Railway Station here, officials said on Wednesday.

The accused, Billu (34), was reportedly planning to take the girl to Delhi and "sell her", police added.

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The girl was playing outside her house in the Haveli Darwaza locality here when she went missing around 5 pm on Tuesday, said Deputy Superintendent of Police (CO), City, Deepak Dubey.

Eight police teams were deployed to search for the girl and nearby CCTV footage scanned, Dubey said.

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Based on the footage, the girl was found and rescued from the Delhi-bound train at the railway station at night and Billu was arrested, he said.

After a medical examination, the child was handed over to her parents, the DSP said, adding that further legal action would be taken.

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