Overview
- The child was lured from outside the 1100 Quarters temple in Habibganj around 9:30 pm and located near ISBT Govindpura at about 4:30 am.
- Police deployed about 250 personnel, 14 station in-charges, the Crime Branch and Cyber Cell to sweep bus stands, railway stations and vacant quarters.
- The accused abandoned the girl on seeing police activity and escaped; Habibganj police have registered a case against an unknown suspect.
- Doctors at JP Hospital reported facial and head injuries with possible suffocation marks, found no evidence of sexual assault so far, and are treating her for pneumonia with counseling under way.
- Officials say recent abduction victims largely come from slum, migrant or homeless families, with several past cases traced through CCTV even as some suspects remain unapprehended.