A 5-year-old girl who was abducted in Uttar Pradesh in India has been killed after her family failed to pay a ransom of ₹ 6 lakh to the kidnappers.

This was disclosed by the  police said on Wednesday, March 20, 2024.

The girl, identified as Pallavi, was allegedly kidnapped from her home in Agra on Monday by people in the village who were unable to repay their loans.

Realising their daughter was missing, the family reported the incident to the police and lodged a missing person’s complaint, following which the police launched a manhunt for the girl.

The police arrested two suspects and took them into custody.

During the interrogation, they confessed to their involvement in the girl’s kidnapping and her subsequent murder.