GUWAHATI: A 13-year-old girl who disappeared from her home in Mendal village of North Garo Hills has been rescued by police from Guwahati city. The girl was found working in a food joint, where she had been abandoned by her abductor.
The teenager was noticed missing by her family on the morning of March 17 and despite search could not be found.
North Garo Hills police launched an investigation and identified one person by the name of Rikkan Ch Sangma (23) who had lured the minor away.
The suspect used to work as a laborer in a construction company in Chennai, Tamil Nadu and was allegedly involved in petty crimes as well. During the course of the investigation, it was found that the suspect had visited Mendal village and the house of the girl before her disappearance.
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He was taken into custody and during interrogation reportedly revealed that he had handed the girl over to a client in Guwahati where she was being made to work in a small restaurant cleaning utensils.
As the minor had an active mobile connection with her, police zeroed in on a house in Paltan Bazar of Guwahati and successfully rescued her on Tuesday, April 23.
North Garo Hills superintendent of police, Sacheng Marak, said that well-coordinated efforts from police, citizens and the use of technology helped unite the minor girl with her family.
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Source: Shillong Times