LUDHIANA: A two-and-a-half-year-old girl was raped and dumped on roadside on Tuesday. Condition of the baby is slated to be critical. Now, she has been referred to PGI Chandigarh .

The girl's father, who is a labourer, told the police that he could not find the baby when he got up at 2.30 am. He was sleeping along with his family in his house near Jassian road area.

The family tried to trace the girl and even took the help of area residents as well. It was after a long search that he found his little girl lying on the roadside. Family first took her to their home and then they rushed her to the civil hospital for treatment.

The little girl reportedly told her mother that she was abducted and raped by two persons.

Meanwhile, doctors at the civil hospital said the condition of victim was critical and thus she was referred to PGI.

Sub-inspector Varinder Kumar at Jagatpuri Police chowki said a case has been registered and they have started investigations into the case.

He said survivor's father had also alleged in the complaint that some unidentified persons stole Rs 8,000 cash from their house. "We are investigating the case in the light of the information given by the complainant and the survivor to her parents," he added.