Teen Fled Home In 2017 Over Child Marriage To Continue Her Studies: Delhi Police
The girl had enrolled in a nursing course in Bihar, the police said (Representational)New Delhi: A girl who went "missing" from her maternal uncle's Delhi home nearly four years ago has been found by the Delhi Police who said that she had fled to escape being married off as a minor and is now pursuing a nursing course.Officials today said she had left the house in May 2017, when she was nearly 16 years old, and the matter was reported at the Shalimar Bagh police station in northwest Delhi where a kidnapping case was registered and an investigation initiated.The police had in 2019 also announced a reward of Rs 50,000 for anybody providing information that helped locate her, they said.Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) (DCP) Bhisham Singh said, "Our (Crime Branch) team contacted and ex...