Five-Year-Old Girl Goes Missing in Bhopal: Police Investigate

A five-year-old girl from the Shahjahanabad area in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, went missing on Tuesday afternoon. Her parents were not at home, and she told her grandmother she was going to get a book from a friend’s house but did not return.

The girl’s mother said, “At around 12 pm on Tuesday, my daughter told her grandmother she was going to collect a book from her friend’s house and would be back shortly. Since then, she hasn’t returned. When my husband and I arrived home and realised she was missing, we immediately began searching the surrounding areas but found no trace of her.”

Shahjahanabad police station in-charge, UPS Chauhan, stated, “Yesterday, the parents of the child came to Shahjahanabad police station, reporting their daughter had gone missing. They said their five-year-old daughter had gone to an Anganwadi Centre and returned home. She then stepped out again to collect a book from downstairs but didn’t return. During this time, a vehicle from the Municipal Corporation’s malaria team also arrived for fogging, and after completing their task, the vehicle left.”

Chauhan added, “Acting on the complaint and recognising the seriousness of the situation, we alerted officials at other police stations. CCTV footage from nearby locations showed the child returning home and then leaving again to collect the book, after which she went missing.”

Based on the parents’ statements, an FIR has been registered, and efforts are underway to locate the girl. The police have also questioned the fogging team and inspected their vehicle. A forensic examination of the vehicle has been conducted, but no evidence has been found so far. Efforts to find the child are continuing.