Family members of a missing minor girl of Sundargarh district, who had started her last rites assuming her to be dead, got shocked after a police reached there and informed that the missing girl was alive.
The missing girl was rescued by CWC, Khordha and would be handed over to the CWC, Sundargarh. The father of the girl and other family members were happy after getting the news.
Sources said the 14-yr-old daughter of Mangula Singh of Champajaharan village under Chandiposh police station of Sundargarh district was missing. After a frantic search when Mangula and his family members failed to trace her, they assumed that the minor girl was no more. On Thursday, while the family members of the girl and their neighbourer had started the ritual for her death as per their tradition, Chandiposh police reached there. The police told them that the girl was alive. "I am very happy that my daughter is alive," said Magula, with tears in his eyes. They immediately stopped the last rites meant for her death.
“After identification of the girl by her family members, I have written to the CWC, Khordha to send the girl to Sundargarh and to hand over us and when the girl will reach here, after completion of necessary formalities, we will hand over the girl to her family. The girl will be reunited with her family soon. ” said Chairperson Incharge,CWC, Sundargarh RC Behera.