Pilibhit (UP), April 3 A 16-year-old girl is alleged to have been abducted by two men on a motorcycle in broad daylight from a village here, police said on Friday.
The incident occurred around 2 pm on March 31, and the girl has been missing for over three days.
In his complaint, the girl's uncle said he had stepped out to purchase household items when two men allegedly arrived at the girl's residence on a motorcycle.
When he returned, he saw the two men forcibly taking the minor girl with them on their motorcycle. He raised an alarm and attempted to intercept the motorcycle, but the accused sped away, taking the girl with them.
The complaint also alleged that the two men were Mukesh and Tikaram, the victim's distant relatives. The accused were also residents of Simariya Gausu village.
Police said the girl's father works as a labourer in Gujarat, and she has been residing with her uncle in the village.
The girl has been missing since the abduction, Kotwali SHO Satyendra Kumar told reporters on Friday, adding that the case is currently under investigation and the police teams are conducting searches at various potential hideouts.
An FIR has been registered, and the police are pursuing all leads to locate the accused and rescue the girl.