Two-and-half-year-old girl abducted, raped in Ahmedabad

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A two-and-half-year-old girl was abducted and raped by an unidentified person on the outskirts of Ahmedabad city in Gujarat, police said on Monday.

The child's family lives in a shanty by the side of Bopali-Ambli Road and she went missing on Saturday, after which police began a hunt and found her in the same area on Sunday, Assistant Commissioner of Police VG Patel said.

"A medical examination revealed she was raped after which a rape and abduction case was registered against an unidentified person on Sunday at Sarkhej police station. The girl's parents are labourers," he said.

Patel said CCTV images have revealed one person moving suspiciously in the area and further probe into the details of this person was underway.