Patna May 7 (IANS) 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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