How a Gaming App Helped Locate a Missing Girl in Delhi

After a complaint about a missing girl in Delhi, the police identified her location within two and a half hours despite the absence of a mobile device. The investigation unveiled her interactions with many through the Free Fire game.
Delhi Police successfully located the missing girl.

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The Delhi Police received a complaint about a missing minor girl. Astonishingly, within two and a half hours, they unraveled the case. According to the police, the 16-year-old disappeared from her home. Her mother filed a complaint at the Chanakyapuri police station on the intervening night of August 14-15. She reported that her daughter had been missing since 5:30 PM.

Upon receiving this complaint, a police team was promptly formed. The absence of any digital gadgets in her possession made the search technically challenging. The first step was to examine the mobile phone she had used. It turned out that she played the online game 'Free Fire,' which connected her with other players. Besides, calls made from her father's mobile were also scrutinized.

During the investigation, it was discovered that the girl was in contact with Vikram Chauhan, a resident of Rajasthan. Upon identifying Vikram, he was interrogated about the girl's whereabouts. Vikram informed the police that the girl called him around 5:45 PM on August 14 using a mobile phone of an auto-rickshaw driver.

He mentioned that she was at Ram Temple near Sarojini Market in New Delhi. Acting upon this information, the police team rushed to the location and conducted a search, but she was nowhere to be found. A follow-up conversation with Vikram led to another mobile number. Using that, the girl made a subsequent contact.

With the new number under surveillance, police tracked her to Gurdwara Bangla Sahib in New Delhi. An extensive search was performed at this sacred location with consideration of its sanctity. By 2:30 PM, the team successfully found the girl.

Upon questioning, the girl admitted she left home due to a dispute with her mother. After leaving, she visited Ram Temple near Sarojini Nagar, borrowing a mobile phone from an auto-rickshaw driver to call her friend Vikram.

Subsequently, she proceeded to Gurdwara Bangla Sahib and used a caretaker's phone to contact Vikram again. The police have now reunited her with her family.

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