India, June 27 -- In a dramatic rescue operation spanning two states, a four-year-old girl abducted from a construction site in Badlapur West on Tuesday afternoon was safely traced and rescued within 24 hours from a remote village in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district.

The child, who lived at the site with her parents and two siblings, was lured away while her mother was at work. The family, originally from another state, resides at the site where her father and uncle are employed as labourers. Her mother works as a domestic help in the locality.

According to police officials, the accused-identified as 26-year-old Ranjeet Dhurve-had visited the construction site late Monday night, asking for work. Turned away by the site supervisor, h...