Update

Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SS)

Mangaluru, Oct 19: Bhargavi (14), the girl from Bengaluru who had gone missing from Mangaluru has been found in Goa, it is learnt.

Bhargavi had gone missing from Bengaluru after reaching Mangaluru KSRTC bus station at 3 am on Monday.

Meanwhile, Mangaluru South MLA Vedavyas Kamath has, in his Facebook wall, thanked the people for their prayers and expressed relief that the 14-year-old Bhargavi had been found in Goa and was at the Panaji police station.

Further, in his post, he has requested people to cross verify and enquire why a young girl of her age was travelling at the unearthly hour of 3 am and was found speaking to auto drivers at the Mangaluru KSRTC bus station as per the CCTV footage.

"Let this be a social responsibility. Any point of time it is our responsibility to check why a child is roaming around without any guardians," he wrote in his Facebook post.

The MLA has also urged people to call 112 and file a complaint if they find or have any doubts in such circumstances.

Vedavyas Kamath said he could not imagine what Bhargavi's parents were going through. He said the ending had been a relief while thanking each and everyone who shared the news regarding her whereabouts.

Earlier report

Mangaluru: 14-year-old Bengaluru girl goes missing in city

Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru

Mangaluru, Oct 19: Bhargavi (14), a girl from Bengaluru's Mahalakshmi Layout who landed in Mangaluru on Monday has gone missing.

Bhargavi went missing from Bengaluru after she reached Mangaluru KSRTC bus station at 3 am on Monday.

It is said that she hired an auto and toured Mukka Beach and Kadri Park. It is learnt that she told an auto driver after reaching the KSRTC bus station that she would be going to her aunt's house. But, her whereabouts are not still known, police sources say.