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Kidnapped Indian girl rescued in Nepal

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Press Trust of India Kathamandu
A five-year-old Indian girl, who was abducted from Bihar and taken to Nepal, was rescued today as two of her kidnappers were arrested from the country's eastern Morang district.

Sparsa Agrawal was abducted on Thursday from Kursela in Katihar district of Bihar while returning home from school.

A joint team of regional investigators and Central Investigation Bureau personnel rescued Agrawal from the Morang district, 'The Kathmandu Post' reported.

The kidnappers had demanded a ransom of Rs 10 million, the police said, adding that a former bus driver of the girl's school was involved in her abduction.

The girl's father is a prominent local businessman and runs a petrol pump in Bihar.

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First Published: Aug 08 2016 | 6:02 PM IST

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