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It was an intense chase spanning 50 hours that began from one railway station and ended in another, in a separate state. 

The Railway Police said on Friday it successfully rescued a four-year-old girl at the Pilibhit railway station in Uttar Pradesh, who had allegedly been abducted from the Gurugram railway station on September 16. 

The police said the child, a resident of district Alwar in Rajasthan, was abducted after an unknown person drugged her father.

Officials revealed that as soon as the information was received, SP Nitika Gehlot formed 18 raiding parties under the supervision of Faridabad DSP, Rajesh Kumar, each comprising three police personnel, cyber experts, and officers trained in CCTV analysis.

 

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CCTV camera footage from cameras installed at various points from Gurugram to the Anand Vihar railway station was thoroughly examined, and the suspect's image was then widely circulated by the Railway Protection Force (PPF) and the police, the statement said.

Some teams were also dispatched to Rajasthan’s Kotputli and Alwar as well as Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly and Pilibhit, to cover all possible escape routes. 

Upon sensing heightened policy activity in the area, the accused abandoned the girl at the Pilibhit railway station, the statement said. The child was taken into custody and handed over to her family after a medical examination had been conducted, police said.

The girl's family has expressed gratitude to the police personnel, the statement added.

Haryana DGP Shatrujeet Kapur lauded the Railway Police for its promptness, and said the officials’ functioning shows dedication to duty and represents a living example of humanity and public service.

Data shared by the police has revealed that in the past month, 24 children transported through trains were rescued and reunited with their families, while 23 children separated on platforms and trains were traced and handed back to their guardians.

Also, two men and nine women who reached the railway tracks with the intention of committing suicide were saved and safely sent to their homes, it said.