Archive · 1 Oct 2026
Delhi Teen Traced In Odisha After Following Woman Fleeing Violence
A 16-year-old girl went missing from her home in Delhi on September 16.
Police learned that she had left carrying a bag and taken a three-wheeler.
The driver said he dropped her at Patel Nagar Metro Station.
Investigators found that she had been communicating with a 32-year-old woman named Pooja.
Pooja was also missing and had reportedly faced domestic violence.
The girl told police that she felt emotionally attached to Pooja.
They traveled to Pooja’s family home in Odisha.
Delhi Police worked with Odisha Police to find them in Bhanjan Nagar on September 29.
A 16-year-old girl missing from Inderpuri, Delhi, was traced to Bhanjan Nagar in Odisha.
Police said she had developed an emotional attachment to Pooja, a 32-year-old woman reportedly fleeing domestic violence.
The girl reportedly accompanied Pooja to her parental home in Odisha.
CCTV footage, questioning of a three-wheeler driver and technical surveillance helped police track them.
Delhi Police coordinated with Ganjam Police, and both were traced on September 29.
- Who
- A 16-year-old girl, Pooja, a 32-year-old woman, and Delhi and Odisha police.
- What
- The girl went missing from Delhi and was later traced with Pooja in Odisha.
- When
- The girl went missing on September 16 and was traced on September 29.
- Where
- She was traced in Bhanjan Nagar, Ganjam district, Odisha, after leaving Inderpuri in west Delhi.
- Why
- Police said the girl accompanied Pooja because of an emotional attachment and Pooja’s reported experience of domestic violence.
- Missing person
- A 16-year-old girl from Inderpuri, west Delhi
- Adult companion
- Pooja, aged 32
- Reported destination
- Pooja’s parental home in Odisha
- Initial disappearance
- Around 10 a.m. on September 16
- Police leads
- CCTV footage, technical surveillance and questioning of a three-wheeler driver
- Tracing location
- Bhanjan Nagar, Ganjam district
- Tracing date
- September 29