Thursday, January 27 2005 18:32 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Patna: A schoolgirl was allegedly kidnapped in Hajipur while yet another student of a private school in Patna went missing even as police were clueless about successive abductions of three other school children in Bihar.

Police told reporters that Anjali Kumari, a student of standard five in New St Paul's School in Hajipur, was suspected to have been kidnapped when she had gone to attend a coaching class close to her residence on January 24.

As Anjali did not return home, her brother Ashok Kumar lodged an FIR with the Hajipur town police station complaining that Anjali might have been kidnapped for ransom or with 'bad intentions'. She is a resident of Anwarpur locality in the town.

Meanwhile, yet another student of a private school in the State capital has been reported missing.

Sumit Kumar, a class VII student of St Paul residential public school, has gone missing and efforts were on to locate him, officer in charge of Mehdiganj police station, Uday Pratap Singh told reporters today (Jan 27, 2005).

He said Sumit's family members informed the police this morning that he had gone to school on January 25 and had not returned till now.

Senior Superintendent of Police N H Khan said he had asked Deputy Superintendent of Police (Patna city) to investigate the case and take immediate steps to locate the boy.