A two and half-year-old was kidnapped from a shanty when the family was fast asleep, raped and murdered by unidentified persons, who also stole cash from the place in the twin city of Pimpri Chinchwad.

The incident took place between Monday midnight and the wee hours of Tuesday. Speaking to mid-day, the deceased's father who hails from Uttar Pradesh said, "I had come to the city so that we could earn our bread and butter and provide our daughter a good education in Pune. I had heard in this state, education is free for girls, and there are other benefits. Me and my wife are labourers."