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JAIPUR/AJMER: A seven-year-old girl, who was allegedly kidnapped from a colony in Kishangarh town of Ajmer district, was recovered from the Ajmer-Sealdah train at Agra Fort railway station by a team of Railway Protection Force (RPF) on Saturday. Within a few hours of kidnap, the RPF managed to arrest the kidnapper from the train after a tip-off given by Ajmer police.According to the police, a seven-year-old girl went missing from her locality in Kishangarh town on Saturday morning. Soon after, the police swung into action and found that the missing girl was seen along with a 26-year-old man by some railway staff while boarding Ajmer-Sealdah express.Rajesh Meena, superintendent of police, Ajmer immediately spoke to the senior commandant, RPF, Agra and sought his intervention."It was later established that the girl along with the kidnapper were travelling in the sleeper class of the train which already passed through Achnera railway station and was about to reach Agra fort. Thus, we intimated RPF, Agra to scan the train and find the girl," said a senior RPF officer, Ajmer.D K Morya, senior commandant, RPF, Agra, talking to TOI on Saturday, said: "At 7.30 pm when the train reached Agra fort, our men scanned the seven wagons of sleeper class to find the girl. She was found drugged along with the kidnapper. Though the kidnapper, identified as Ravindra (26), attempted to escape, our men nabbed him."

"The girl has been handed over to the GRP, Agra while the kidnapper is in their custody. We have intimated the Ajmer police on the recovery and arrest. The girl would be handed over to the family," he added.

On the motive of the kidnapper, a senior officer of GRP, Agra, said: "It is found that he(Ravindra) was known to the family of the girl and had demanded some money for medication of his ailing wife. When the family refused he conspired of kidnapping."

The kidnapper has administered 'bhang' to the victim, they said.

The accused hails from Bihar and it appears to be a case of kidnapping for ransom, said the police.