Ludhiana, Dec. 30 -- A five-year-old girl narrowly escaped abduction in Banda Bahadur Colony, Tibba area, on Sunday after residents overpowered the suspect and handed him over to the police.

The accused has been identified as Daljeet Singh alias Gurcharan, 32, a resident of Ratta Kehra village in Ferozepur district. Acting on a complaint filed by local resident Renu, the police registered a case under Sections 137(2) (kidnapping) and 62 (attempt to commit an offence) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

According to the complainant Renu, her children were playing outside their house when the accused first approached her son, attempting to lure him with snacks. The boy managed to wriggle free and ran inside. Moments later, the man tried...