Two minor girls from Jaipur, who had left their homes fearing their parents would scold them for not performing well academically, landed in the safe hands of police, after a constable spotted them moving in South Delhi's Munirka area.
Constable Vijay spotted 14-year-old Pinky Sharma, daughter of Puranmal Sharma and 10-year-old Suman, daughter of lekhraj, during patrolling on the intervening night of May 25 - May 26.
“Vijay brought the girls to the police station, where Suman revealed that both of them were from Jaipur and had left their houses in fear of being scolded by their parents for performing poor in academically,” said BS Jaiswal, DCP (South District).
The girls had boarded a train from Jaipur to Delhi and got down at Palam Railway station. They decided to go to ISBT, but boarded a DTC bus plying on route 764 and got down at Munirka bus stand.
The medical examination of both the girls was conducted at Safdarjung Hospital, after which they were handed over to NGO 'Prayas'. The families of the girls were traced and informed after extensive groundwork and verification. "Their parents arrived and both girls were handed over to them," said Jaiswal.