‘Missing’ Swedish girl traced to social media friend in Mumbai

Notching a major investigation success the Mumbai Police have traced a minor girl of Indian origin reported missing from Sweden to her Instagram friend in Mumbai officials said here on SaturdayFollowing her rescue with help from the Swedish Embassy in New Delhi InterPol and other agencies the Mumbai Police handed over the minor girl to her father and they flew down to Stockholm on SaturdayDetailing the developments Joint Police Commissioner Crime Milind Bharambe said that a missing complaint was lodged for the girl by her parents with the Skpepparbacken Police Station in Sweden on November 27Thereafter an InterPol Yellow Notice was issued for the missing girl on December 4 which was monitored by the Mumbai PoliceAfter it came to light that the missing minor girl may be with her Instagram friend in Mumbai a police team comprising officials Mangalsingh Chavan Meera Deshmukh and others was formedWith painstaking efforts they managed to track down the Instagram friend whose identity has not been disclosed and subjected him to sustained questioningHe revealed the whereabouts of the girl she was staying at a downmarket locality of Subhash Nagar in the Cheetah Camp area of Chembur in northeast MumbaiHowever it is not immediately clear how the minor girl managed to reach Mumbai from Sweden her travel papers whether she was kidnapped or lured and held captive in the city how she came in touch with the socalled Instagram friend etcThe girl was taken into custody from the place and after gentle questioning she was sent to the Juvenile Home Dongri for caretaking while crime branch and InterPol officer Yogesh Sabale relayed details of the rescue to the Swedish Embassy and InterPol both in New DelhiThe Swedish Embassy informed the happy tidings to the girls father who immediately flew down to Mumbai on Friday December 10 to take back his daughter who had been missing for a fortnightAfter completing all the local national and international formalities the fatherdaughter duo took a flight to Sweden earlier on Saturday ending a massive ordeal for the family and the policeThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever