25th Nov 2022 10:11:PM State
Eastern Sentinel Arunachal News

ES Reporter 

NAHARLAGUN, Nov 25: Showing prompt action, the Naharlagun Police was successful in locating a missing 13-year-old girl few hours after a missing complaint was lodged. Further two other minors traveling with her were also rescued.
The Police team led by SI S.S Jha, SI B.Sumnyan and ably supported by Ct Sanu Raj and Ct Lobsang Wangmu under the guidance of OC Inspector Minli Geyi recovered the  missing girl from Rangapara, Assam after electronic surveillance of her phone located her on a moving train.
On November 22 last, the girl had gone missing from her residence in C-Sector, Naharlagun and had texted to the complainant about her plans to marry a person in the army. Police soon thereafter put the phone number under electronic surveillance which showed its movement along the rail route towards Tezpur. Upon further investigation, it was found that only one Delhi-bound train namely AC Superfast Express was on that route. Accordingly, the Government Railway Police team on the train was contacted and  search was requested.
The Naharlagun Police team intercepted the said train at Rangapara with the help of Railway Police Force (RPF) and rescued the missing girl along with two other minor girls aged 15 and 9 years on November 23 last.
The police team who had left immediately after receiving the information by following the train returned safely with three rescued minor girls.
During the investigation, the girl revealed that they had left home after befriending a 17-year-old boy. Police team also rescued the other two minor girls.
All three minor girls have been handed over to Childline Itanagar for safe custody, counseling, and further handing over to their respective legal guardians. However, an in-depth investigation is being carried out to rule out any foul play.
Further, SP Capital while lauding the efforts of the police team also cautioned parents to keep a watch on their children's behavior on social media to avoid such untoward incidents.


Kenter Joya Riba

(Managing Editor)
      She is a graduate in Science with post graduation in Sociology from University of Pune. She has been in the media industry for nearly a decade. Before turning to print business, she has been associated with radio and television.
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