Thanks to the presence of mind shown by the four year-old girl and her eight-year-old cousin, the duo foiled the bid of two unidentified men, of abducting her. The incident, wherein the accused tried to lure and kidnap the girl, the granddaughter of a retired police constable, occurred at the Tardeo police camp on March 27.

Officials from the Tardeo police station said that Gargi Bhogale, a junior kindergarten student, was returning home with her cousin Harsh Dhonde when the attempted kidnapping took place. Speaking to mid-day, Gargi’s mother Priya said, “My daughter had gone for her tuition classes with Harsh.