Minor girl abducted in Bihar

A minor girl was kidnapped from Bihar's Purnea district on Monday, police said.

Navya Kumari, a Class 3 student of a private school, was abducted in broad daylight by four wheeler-borne criminals from Purnea's Gulzarbag Bazar locality.

The victim is the daughter of a businessman.

Purnea Superintendent of Police Vishal Sharma said the incident took place when Navya was returning home from school.

The police were conducting raids to rescue the child, he said.

Over a dozen cases of abduction have been reported in the state this year.

In January, a 16-year-old son of a property dealer was kidnapped for ransom and later found murdered.

--IANS

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