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AHMEDABAD: A team of Childline officials, an NGO, rescued two girls abandoned by their parents near Kalupur railway station on Sunday and have started a search for their parents with help from the police officials.Childline officials said they got a call on Sunday evening about two girls found wandering around the mosque area near railway lines outside Kalupur station. A team of volunteers rushed to the spot and took the girls to the Government Railway Police (GRP) at Kalupur railway station."We questioned the girls when we got to know that they were Hetal, (4) and Manisha, (1), sisters from a Devipujak family. They could not provide much detail about how they reached the spot but they said that their father was abusive and had taken them out. They don't remember anything else. We however have got strong breakthrough that the girls might belong to Nadiad district and were brought to the city by train. A team has been sent for verification on Monday," said a Childline official.Meanwhile, the girls have been sent to Mahipatram Rupram Ashram till their parents or relatives are found. Investigators said that the girls don't seem to have been abducted but investigation is on to verify facts. "We have sent out photos and description of the girls to various police stations in the state," said a GRP official.