Palghar: Man held for abducting 5-year-old girl, seeking ransom of Rs 1 lakh

The 25-year-old accused suspect was arrested by the police within two hours

A man was arrested in Maharashtra's Palghar district for allegedly abducting a 5-year-old girl and seeking a ransom of Rs 1 lakh from her father, a police official said on Thursday.

The girl was kidnapped from near her house along Mahim Road on Wednesday evening, and the ransom call was received some time later, Palghar Superintendent of Police Balasaheb Patil told PTI.

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"On being alerted about the abduction, we traced the girl and the 25-year-old accused to Usarni Kelva area here within two hours," he said. 

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