JAIPUR: A 21-year-old woman who went missing from the Nahargarh police station area on December 18 was recovered by city police from Maharashtra. Police found that the woman got into a relationship with a woman from Maharashtra through social media and the duo eloped and got married.
Police treated it as a missing person’s case and stated that since the recovered girl is an adult, she would be allowed to go wherever she wants.
According to the police, the woman (police did not name her) went missing on December 18 from Nahargarh police station area. “When we started investigating the matter, it was found that she would chat on Facebook and talk over phone with a girl from Maharashtra. After various technical inputs, our team went to Gadchidoli town of Maharashtra, from where the woman was recovered,” said a senior police officer on Thursday.
In the statements, the woman who went missing stated that she got in touch with a woman from Maharashtra who is 22-year-old, and they became friends almost a year ago. “The woman admitted that she had gone away with the woman from Maharashtra and both got married,” said an officer.
The women stated that they got married at a temple and are living as a couple, the officer added. Police stated that since both the women are adults, they won’t interfere in their lives and decisions.
“We have brought the woman to Jaipur. Now, the woman and her family will take further decisions as she is an adult and we can’t interfere much,” said Dharmendra Sagar, additional deputy commissioner of police (north).
The Jaipur girl was not carrying her mobile phone. “We traced her through Facebook and her chats. The cyber cell played an important role in tracing the missing girl,” he added.