Kochi: After 20 hours of suspense, abducted six year old Abigel Sara Reji was traced at Asramam ground in Kollam today, media reports said. The abductors had escaped after abandoning the child who was noticed by the people, the reports said.
The girl was found at about 1.30 pm by the people who informed the police who gave her snacks and water. Her health was satisfactory. A prayer was held at home by the family.
She will be produced before the court and restored to her parents later. The police are making all efforts to trace the abductors. Abigel was abducted last evening in a white car when she was going for tuition at about 4.45 pm.
The abductors demanded a ransom of Rs 5 lakh.Abigel’s eight-year-old brother Jonathan, who was also with her during the abduction, alerted about the kidnapping. Following this the police had gone on high alert to trace the child.