India, June 21 -- A nine-month-old girl is fighting for her life in a medical facility after being allegedly abducted and raped by a 12-year-old relative, police officials confirmed on Sunday. The pre-teen confessed to being drunk and watching porn before kidnapping the baby, as per the police. The juvenile suspect has been taken into custody.

The incident occurred in a village near Gulariha in Uttar Pradesh, PTI reported.

According to family statements, the infant went missing from her mother's side at approximately 2 am on Saturday. This led to an immediate search by relatives and local villagers through nearby fields.

On Saturday morning, the child was discovered near a tin shed in a field roughly 500 metres from her residence. She ...