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Hockey player goes missing

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An upcoming hockey player attending the national school hockey tourney(under 17) at Ranchi went missing while returning to her home-town in Pilibhit.


An FIR was registered at Government Railway Police (GRP) Station in Bareilly on Sunday evening after Karishma Sonker (16), went missing three days ago. She was returning to  Philibhit by Bagh Express on January 7. Other members of the team along with they manager, Rahul Singh, reportedly alighted at Faizabad station while she continued her journey till Bareilly. 

But after Faizabad, her whereabouts were not known to the family members.  Police reports said the family members registered the FIR after she did not reach her home by January 11.

The family members also reportedly accused the manager for adopting negligent approach which lead to the player’s missing. Karishma, a standard 10th student in Pilibhit was representing Uttar Pradesh in the national school hockey championship(under 17) held earlier this month in Ranchi. local police claimed that they were trying to confirm her location with the help of her mobile phone and a team was also dispatched to question the fellow players in this
regard.