12-YEAR-OLD GIRL MISSING FOR 3 DAYS, SEARCH ON

GREATER NOIDA: Police are searching for a 12-year-old girl missing since February 20 from Ecotech 1 area in Greater Noida.

The girl lived with her parents, an elder brother and younger sister in a rented accommodation in Luksar area.

Her maternal uncle, Sachin Kumar, said, “She had left home without informing anyone. At 7 pm, she contacted her mother over phone and informed that she was at her friend’s birthday party.”

“We tried to call her multiple times, but the phone was switched off. We also launched a search in the neighbourhood but failed to trace her,” he said. “We suspect role of some local people in the kidnapping,” Sachin said.

The family has filed a complaint and named three persons as suspects in this case.

Rameshwar Kumar, station house officer, Ecotech I police station, said a case has been registered under Section 363 (kidnapping) of IPC. “We are questioning the suspects,” Kumar said.