Thane: A 16-year-old girl from the district was allegedly kidnapped and raped by a youth who took her to Ludhiana from where she was rescued, police said on Wednesday.

The girl, a resident of Kalyan-Malang Gadh road in Dombivili area of Thane, went missing on March 18. Initially, her parents filed a missing complaint. When she was not found, the complaint was converted under relevant sections for abduction, said senior police inspector G S Randive of Manpada police station. During probe in the matter, police tracked the girl and the youth to Ludhiana in Punjab while trying to gather their mobile phone locations, he said.