An Indian English term for a child abductor or kidnapper. The term uses 'lift' in the South Asian English sense of taking or stealing (as in 'shoplifting'), applied to the specific crime of child abduction. It is found in Indian news reporting and legal contexts.
Posters warning about a child-lifter operating in the area were put up across the neighbourhood.
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(India) Child abductor.
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