Mumbai, September 8: In a shocking incident, a man, supposedly in his 20s, tried to kidnap a six-year-old girl who was playing at a Ganapati Mandal near her home in Kandivali east on Tuesday, Indian Express reported. However, a friend of the girl's father foiled the kidnapping bid when he confronted the suspect.

On being confronted by a friend of Minor's father, the kidnapper dropped the girl and fled the spot in Thakur village. Karnataka Shocker: 7 Youths Arrested for Kidnapping Friend Who Won Over Rs 1 Crore in Online Game in Hubballi.

The incident took place when the minor's father Pankaj Singh was sleeping at his home in the Kaveri chaw and the girl was playing with other kids at around 11:40 am. The kidnapper approached the minor and took her with him on the pretext of showing more Ganapati idols.

The kidnapper allegedly picked the girl up on his shoulder and started running away when he was intercepted by Vikrant Godambe, Singh's friend. Singh, in his complaint to the police, said that the kidnapper was dressed in a t-shirt and shorts.

Reportedly, the entire kidnapping bid was recorded on a CCTV camera at the spot. Meanwhile, the Samata Nagar police station said that the accused has been identified as a 24-year-old man who resides in Damunagar of Kandivali east. The accused has been booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and a search to nab him is on, cops added.

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