Goa, June 6 -- The child was discovered in a critically injured condition, left abandoned approximately 500 meters from the location. Her cries were heard by a differently-abled individual, who notified her ragpicker parents. They had already begun searching for her after realizing she was missing around 4 am.

A two-and-a-half-year-old girl was reportedly raped near the Alambagh Metro station in Lucknow, one of the most congested areas due to the presence of the Inter-State Bus Terminal (ISBT). The victim, a child of pavement dwellers from Unnao, was taken while she was sleeping beside her father and mother on the street early Thursday morning, according to police reports. The perpetrator remains at large, and police teams have been esta...