Chennai: After three days of intense search, police have traced the eight-year-old girl, who went missing from Karumangazhani village near Sriperumbudur, to a children’s home at Kellys. Police said she left her grandparents’ home at Karumangazhani in Sriperumbudur to meet her mother in Jharkhand.Besty is the daughter of Viswanath and Kalpana, natives of Jharkhand. She lived with her mother and maternal grandparents in Karumangazhani. A few days ago, her mother left for Jharkhand, leaving her in her grandparents’ care.Police said the girl left her house on Friday and was allegedly seen walking near the national highway. When she didn’t return home, her relatives searched several places. Based on their complaint, Sriperumbudur police registered a case and launched a search operation. Police formed five special teams and used drones and a sniffer dog to trace her.Some residents told police that they saw the girl standing with a bag at the Araneri bus stop. Police combed CCTV footage and said she boarded a bus to Poonamallee.Meanwhile, Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel found a child standing unattended at Chennai Central railway station. Since they couldn’t find her parents, they lodged her at a children’s home at Kelly’s. On Tuesday, the special teams learned about this and, following inquiries, confirmed the child to be Besty.Police said the child had boarded two buses and reached the railway station to leave for Jharkhand and meet her mother.
