Ballia (UP), May 25 (PTI) A case was registered against a school teacher on Sunday for allegedly abducting a 15-year-old girl, police said.

The girl, a resident of a village in the Bansdih area, was a student at a local school where the accused, identified as Salauddin, worked as a teacher, said police sources.

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He also used to give tuition to the girl for her high school subjects.

The girl went missing on May 21 while she was reportedly on her way to attend a coaching class.

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Her family alleged that Salauddin abducted her and fled.

Station House Officer (SHO), Bansdih, Sanjay Singh, said that a case has been registered against Salauddin on a complaint filed by the girl's father on Sunday.

Efforts are underway to rescue the girl and apprehend the accused, he added.

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