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Abducted 6-year-old Kerala girl found after 20 hours

Abigail Sara Reji
 
Abigail Sara Reji

Abigail Sara Reji, a six-year-old girl in the South Indian State of Kerala, who was abducted on Monday evening from a street near her house was found abandoned after over 20 hours.

Abigail was found abandoned inside a car, local TV channels reported. Visuals show the kid being carried to a police vehicle by an officer. The girl looked visibly tired.

The kidnappers are still at large

The kidnappers, suspected to be four in number including a woman, came in a white car and abducted the six-year-old girl while she was going for tuition classes along with her eight-year-old brother.

Two ransom calls were allegedly made by the kidnappers. Initially, they demanded Rs 5 lakh ($RO1,300) and figures were doubled later.