Police in Beed, Maharashtra, are investigating the disappearance of a 14-year-old girl as a possible kidnapping, while also resolving a separate missing person case involving a 19-year-old woman who married.
Key Points
- A 14-year-old girl from Beed district, Maharashtra, has been reported missing, prompting a police investigation into a potential kidnapping.
- The teenager's father discovered her missing from their home in Kaij tehsil after returning from guarding crops.
- Police have registered a kidnapping case and are currently conducting a probe to locate the missing girl.
- In a separate incident, a 19-year-old woman missing since February 28 from the same tehsil was found to have married a resident of Bhavthana in an inter-caste marriage.
A 14-year-old girl has gone missing in Maharashtra's Beed district, prompting the police to register a case of kidnapping and launch an investigation, an official said.
The incident was reported from Kaij tehsil.
The father of the teenager, a Class 8 student, found his daughter missing around midnight on Wednesday when he returned home after guarding crops. When the girl's family could not trace her, they approached the police.
A kidnapping case has been registered in this connection, and a probe is underway, the official said.
Resolution of Separate Missing Person Case
Meanwhile, a 19-year-old woman from the same tehsil, who had been missing since February 28, has been traced.
Police said the woman, who had recently appeared for her Std XII examinations, was found to have married a resident of Bhavthana. "It was an inter-caste marriage. Since both are adults, we recorded their statements and allowed them to go," another official said.
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