Minor Girl Rescued After One-and-a-Half Year Following Dispute With Stepfamily A 14-year-old girl who fled her home in Jaripatka, Nagpur, after a conflict with her stepmother in December 2024 was located nearly 900 kilometers away in Uttar Pradesh and reunited with her family by police authorities. The incident, which spanned over 18 months, highlights the challenges of tracing missing minors and the role of technical surveillance in preventing human trafficking. According to police records, the girl, a school dropout, left her residence around 1:00 PM on December 23, 2024, following an argument with her stepmother. She failed to return home, prompting her family to report her missing to the Jaripatka police station. A kidnapping case was registered against unknown individuals for allegedly abducting the minor. The investigation took a critical turn when the Crime Branch’s Anti-Human Trafficking Prevention team, led by senior inspector Lalita Todase under additional commissioner Vasant Pardeshi and deputy commissioner Rahul Maknikar, utilized technical inputs to track the girl’s whereabouts. These inputs indicated her presence in a village within the Jasrana tehsil of Firozabad district in Uttar Pradesh. Acting on this lead, the team traveled to the location and successfully located the minor on March 27, 2026. During the investigation, the girl revealed that she had briefly contacted her mother but later lost her contact number. She had also reached out to a friend in Jaripatka, which provided investigators with the necessary location details. The minor stated she had been staying with a friend in Uttar Pradesh, whom she met through Instagram. Upon her rescue, the girl was placed in protective custody and counseled by authorities before being handed over to the Jaripatka police for further legal proceedings.#nagpur #uttar_pradesh #minor_girl #jaripatka #firozabad_district
