Indore (Madhya Pradesh): A three-year-old girl who went missing from her home on Thursday night was safely rescued within two hours by Tilak Nagar police. She had followed her elder sister out to buy milk and lost her way.
CCTV footage led the police to a house in Greater Brijeshwari, where she was found sleeping with a woman.
According to the police, a search was launched after the father lodged a missing report around 10 pm. The operation was led by ACP (Khajrana) Kundan Mandloi and Tilak Nagar TI Manish Lodha. Surveillance footage showed the girl alone and later with a man, identified as Bhuralal Bhilala, who had taken her home.
Man found crying girl on road and took her to his place
Bhilala told police he found the crying child and took her in with the intention of informing authorities the next day. Despite his explanation, police arrested Bhilala and his wife for not reporting the matter the same night.
The girl was reunited with her parents, who lauded the police for their prompt response.
