India, June 23 -- An 11-year-old-girl was abducted, sexually assaulted and murdered by a cab driver on Monday. The incident took place in south Delhi's Mehrauli area, police said.

Police said the deceased was homeless and sleeping on the footpath with her family members when she was kidnapped by the accused. The driver has been arrested, police said.

According to police, the minor was kidnapped around 5am on Monday and the accused took her to an isolated spot where he allegedly raped her.

"We are not sure about the sequence of events. However, it is suspected that the accused later decided to drop the minor back to Mehrauli area but after seeing police, he fled with her", a senior police official said.

Police said the parents of the m...