BARAMULLA — Jammu and Kashmir Police in Baramulla traced a missing minor girl from Uttar Pradesh within two hours of receiving information about her whereabouts and handed her over to the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) for care and protection, officials said on Monday.
According to police, PCR Baramulla received information that the girl, who had gone missing from Barolia in Uttar Pradesh, was last traced to Baramulla. The alert was immediately forwarded to Police Station Chandoosa, which launched a coordinated search operation with the assistance of Beat Officers and local representatives.
With the assistance of the local Lambardar and Chowkidar, police traced the girl from Murran Tangwari village and brought her to the police station within two hours of receiving the information.
During preliminary questioning, it emerged that the girl had travelled from Uttar Pradesh to Jammu and later Srinagar after coming into contact with a boy through Snapchat while playing the online game Free Fire.
After completing the necessary formalities, police handed her over to the CWC Baramulla through the Police Welfare Officer, accompanied by women police personnel, for her safety and further necessary action.
Police Station Hassan Ganj in Uttar Pradesh and PCR Baramulla were also informed about the recovery. — (KIMS)