Archive · 22 Sep 2026
Teen Girl Escapes Ballia Child Care Facility; Two Booked
A 16-year-old girl named Putul Kumari was staying at a child care facility in Ballia.
She had been brought there after officials found her missing.
On Sunday, she went into a toilet and locked the door.
Officials said she escaped through a window.
The girl has not yet been found.
Police booked a constable and the facility supervisor because they were responsible for the facility at the time.
An investigation is also taking place.
Officials said the supervisor may be removed from her job for alleged negligence.
A 16-year-old girl allegedly escaped from a child care helpline facility in Ballia on Sunday.
The girl, Putul Kumari from Bihar’s Vaishali district, had been brought to the facility after being found missing.
Officials said she climbed out through a window after locking herself inside a toilet.
A constable and the facility supervisor were booked under two child-protection-related laws.
Police are searching for the girl, while an inquiry has begun and the supervisor may lose her job.
- Who
- Putul Kumari, a 16-year-old girl from Vaishali district in Bihar, escaped; a constable and a child care helpline supervisor were booked.
- What
- The girl allegedly escaped from a child care helpline facility, prompting a police case and search operation.
- When
- She was brought to the facility during the intervening night of Friday and Saturday and escaped at about 11:15 a.m. on Sunday; the FIR was filed late Monday night.
- Where
- The escape occurred at a child care helpline facility in the Okdenganj police outpost area of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- Police said the constable and supervisor were booked over the girl’s escape while they were on duty; officials alleged gross negligence by the supervisor.
- Girl
- Putul Kumari, aged 16, from Vaishali district, Bihar
- Facility
- Child care helpline facility in Ballia’s Okdenganj police outpost area
- Escape details
- The girl allegedly escaped through a window from a toilet at about 11:15 a.m. Sunday
- People booked
- Constable Reema and supervisor Shilpa
- Legal provisions
- Section 261 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Section 75 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act
- FIR complainant
- District Probation Officer Dr Amarendra Kumar Paushayan
- Current status
- Police have launched a search, but the girl had not been traced when officials spoke