Kanpur: A day after a 17-year-old girl was allegedly abducted by a van-borne miscreant from Mandhana area of the district, she was found unconscious in Kannauj district on Wednesday.
The girl has been admitted to a hospital and her parents, who live in Nai Basti area of Mandhana in Kanpur, have been informed.
On the basis of medical examination, the police have ruled out the possibility of sexual assault on the girl.
Police said that the victim, an intermediate student and a resident of Nai Basti area of Mandhana, had gone to attend classes at a nearby college on Tuesday morning.
“At around 2.30pm, the girl was on her way back home when she was dragged into a van near railway crossing in Mandhana area by some unidentified miscreant. The miscreant, thereafter, administered her some injection following which she lost her consciousness and later dumped her near Jalalpur railway crossing in Kotwali police area of Kannauj. Some passersby informed the police control room afetr which local police reached the spot,” said a police official.
The police team rushed the girl to the district hospital where she was admitted and initiated an investigation into the matter.
“During the medical examination, a doctor at the district hospital, has ruled out the possibility of sexual assault,” said circle officer (city) Shiv Pratap Singh, who added, “We have apprised the girl’s parents, who stay in Nai Basti in Mandhana area of Kanpur.”