A five-member team of the Vadodara AHTU, including a policewoman, traveled to Karnataka and, with the help of the local police, kept the temple under surveillance for two days. Around 4 am on the third day, the team arrested the accused and rescued the girl, who was later reunited with her family.
Additional Director General of Police (Women’s Cell, CID Crime) Ajay Choudhary said the campaign was extended after the success of the first phase.
“We have extended Operation Milap for another 10 days after the successful completion of the month-long drive. During the extended campaign, conducted from June 12 to June 21, the Gujarat Police traced 500 missing children and adults across the state and reunited each of them with their families. The campaign shows our continued commitment to ensure that every missing person case is reunited,” he said.
During the first phase of Operation Milap, which ran from May 7 to June 5, the Gujarat Police traced 1,478 missing persons, including 857 women and 234 minor girls.
The prolonged operation resulted in the recovery of 500 missing persons, including 288 women, 88 girls, 21 boys and 103 men. Further efforts to find the missing persons are continuing.
