Haryana Police reunites missing UP girl with family

The Haryana Police on Thursday said that its anti-human trafficking unit has reunited a mentally disabled minor girl, missing for the past six years from Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh, with her family.

The girl had been missing since 2019. She was reunited with her family due to the relentless efforts of ASI Rajesh Kumar, who is part of the State Crime Branch’s anti-human trafficking unit in Panchkula, a police spokesperson said.

On January 29, 2024, the anti-human trafficking unit received information about a missing girl (now about 18 years old), residing at a childcare institute in Narayangarh. The girl had been living at the Yamunanagar BalKunj Chhachhrauli for the past six years after she was found abandoned at the Ambala railway station on November 21, 2019.

The spokesperson said ASI Rajesh Kumar was assigned to investigate the case. He conducted several video calls with the missing girl and counselled her. Due to her mental condition, she was unable to provide much information about herself.

However, she repeatedly uttered the word “Mughalsarai,” which became a crucial clue in the search for her family.

“Her voice was recorded and small clues were pieced together to track down her family. Finally, the girl’s family was located,” the spokesperson said, adding the girl’s mother recounted the incident of her daughter going missing from the Prayagraj railway station in 2019.