The incident occurred on Wednesday when the daughter of a security guard, residing near Farooq Masjid on Moore Road, reportedly went missing while playing outside her house
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A four-year-old girl who went missing from outside her house in Fraser Town in Bengaluru was traced and safely reunited with her parents following a swift police operation involving the Shivajinagar and Pulakeshinagar police.The incident occurred on Wednesday when the daughter of a security guard residing near Farooq Masjid on Moore Road reportedly went missing while playing outside her house. Members of the public alerted the Namma-112 emergency helpline at around 1.55 p.m. seeking police assistance.Namma-112 personnel immediately alerted ASI Rizwan Pasha and P.C. Rajashekhar, who were on duty with Hoysala-41 of Shivajinagar Police Station. The police reached the spot within six minutes. During the initial enquiry, the girl’s family told the police that an unidentified person had allegedly taken her away after luring her with the offer of chocolate. Her mother immediately searched the surrounding areas but could not find the child.Pulakeshinagar Police Inspector Anand Naik and PSI Priyanka joined the search operation. The police examined CCTV footage from the surrounding areas and circulated information about the missing girl through WhatsApp groups to widen the search. The efforts soon yielded results when the police received information that the girl had been spotted near Coles Park. A police team immediately rushed to the location and safely traced her. After completing the necessary verification, Assistant Commissioner of Police K. Basavaraju of Pulakeshinagar Sub-Division, along with the police team, handed the girl over to her parents. Published - August 20, 2026 07:36 pm IST
