Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Seven-year-old girl rescued after 36-hour Odisha police operation
A seven-year-old girl went missing at a railway station in Cuttack.
She had arrived there with her grandparents from Angul.
Her grandparents briefly left to get food and found her gone when they returned.
Police formed 10 teams to search for her.
CCTV showed the girl traveling with an old man.
Police arrested the accused at Balikuda railway station.
The man said he had taken her to Kaipadar.
Railway Protection Force personnel then gave the girl to a Child Welfare Committee for care.
Police rescued a seven-year-old girl allegedly kidnapped from Cuttack after a 36-hour operation.
The girl disappeared from near Cuttack railway station while her grandparents went to fetch food.
Police formed 10 dedicated teams and examined CCTV footage from several railway stations.
The accused was arrested at Balikuda railway station after police identified him with the girl.
The girl was handed to Railway Protection Force personnel, who later transferred her to a local Child Welfare Committee.
- Who
- A seven-year-old girl, her grandparents, Odisha police, Railway Protection Force personnel, and an arrested accused.
- What
- The girl was allegedly kidnapped and later rescued during a 36-hour police operation.
- When
- She went missing on Saturday; police rescued her after the accused handed her to RPF personnel on Sunday, with the operation reported on Monday.
- Where
- The incident began near Cuttack railway station; the accused was arrested at Balikuda railway station, and the girl had been taken to Kaipadar in Khurda district.
- Why
- Police launched the operation after the girl’s grandmother reported her missing.
- Child’s age
- Seven years old
- Operation duration
- 36 hours
- Police teams
- 10 dedicated teams
- Reported disappearance
- Near Cuttack railway station
- Arrest location
- Balikuda railway station
- Identifying evidence
- CCTV footage showed the girl moving with an old man
- Child’s handover
- RPF personnel handed her to a local Child Welfare Committee