Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (MD/DV)
Mangaluru, Jul 21: The school girl from Nagori here who had gone missing on the evening of Monday July 20 has been found.
Chaitra (13), a student of Capitanio High School, had left from home on Monday evening saying she was going to tuitions.
The CCTV footage at Garodi temple captured her entering the premises in uniform and leaving in casual clothes. It also showed her taking a city bus. Her uniform and school were found in an alley by a lady, after which her disappearance came to light.
It is said that the girl had knocked at the doors of some residents at Mallikatta and asked for job, claiming that she was from Bagalkot and that her parents had passed away. One of the residents of the area, growing suspicious, informed the authorities.
The girl was then taken by the officials of Childline and brought to the Bala Samrakshana Mandir at Bondel. Initially, there was confusion about the identity of the girl, as she claimed that her parents were dead. Moreover, Chaitra's parents too hail from Bagalkot.
However, after some investigation, it was confirmed that it was the same girl. Police sources said that the girl is presently with Childline and would be handed over to the police and then to her parents soon.
Official sources at Childline said that the girl had fought with her sister, and the latter had told her in anger to leave home, hence she did so.