15-year-old girl, who went missing from Arunachal, rescued from Rajasthan

A 15-year-old girl from Arunachal Pradesh missing since December was rescued from Rajasthan’s Banswara district. Police said a man was arrested after allegedly luring her via Snapchat, and she has been placed in a shelter home

Itanagar: A 15-year-old girl from Arunachal Pradesh, missing since December last year, has been rescued from Rajasthan’s Banswara district, police said on Sunday.

Capital Superintendent of Police Jummar Basar said a missing person’s complaint was lodged at the women police station in Itanagar on December 30, following which a case was registered under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

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Acting on technical and human intelligence, police traced the minor to Banswara.

During the investigation, it emerged that a 25-year-old man had befriended the girl on Snapchat and allegedly enticed her into a relationship before establishing physical contact, Basar said.

The man was apprehended from Rajasthan’s Dungarpur district on April 9 with assistance from the local police, he said.

He was produced before a special POCSO court in Dungarpur, which granted transit remand on April 11 for his transfer to Arunachal Pradesh.

The rescued girl has since been provided medical attention and placed in a shelter home, the officer said.

Commending the police team, Basar urged parents to remain vigilant about their children’s online activities.