Two people, who allegedly kidnapped a seven-year-old girl from Noida in Uttar Pradesh to "sacrifice" her for an occult practice on Holi, were arrested on Tuesday and the child was rescued, police said.

One of the accused, a neighbour of the child, was finding it hard to get married and had consulted an occultist, who suggested him the method to please the gods in order to get married. The occultist has been identified but is at large, the police said.