Mahoba: A 5-year-old girl, who was allegedly kidnapped a day earlier from outside her house, was rescued by the police from a Delhi-bound train at Mahoba Railway Station, officials said Wednesday.

The accused, Billu (34), was allegedly planning to take the girl to Delhi and “sell her,” according to the police.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (CO), City, Deepak Dubey, said the girl went missing around 5 pm on Tuesday while playing outside her house in the Haveli Darwaza locality.

Eight police teams were deployed to search for the girl and nearby CCTV footage scanned, Dubey said.

Based on the footage, the girl was found and rescued from the Delhi-bound train at the railway station at night and Billu was arrested, he said.

After a medical examination, the child was handed over to her parents, the DSP said, adding that further legal action would be taken.

(with agency inputs)