KOLLAM: Reportedly, the group that kidnapped the six-year-old girl in Oyoor targeted other children also. There was an attempt to abduct a child in Pallickal Moothala on Monday. The first attempt was on the road near the Ayurvedic hospital.

However, the group gave up and fled the spot when the locals arrived. The Swift car with fake number went to Oyoor side after this. The six-year-old girl was abducted from Oyoor after four o'clock. There was a complaint that another child was tried to be kidnapped in Thannivila in the meantime.

Police have intensified their search for a notorious thief and gangster from Chandanathope Kuzhiyam in connection with Abigail's abduction. His house and the houses of his friends were searched, but the man could not be found. In the phone call made by the kidnapper lady demanding 10 lakhs, it was said that everything was as per the instructions of the boss. The police concluded that he is the boss.

In addition to many theft cases, he is accused in cases of quotation attack and extortion as well. There are five cases of theft in his name at Kollam West station alone. He moved to Chandanathope years ago from Moolankara near Ramankulangara. He has served jail time in a theft case. Neighbours told the police that he has not been seen much lately. His elder brother is lodged in Chennai Central Jail in a murder case. The elder brother's daughter is suspected to be the woman in the kidnapping gang.