Girls elope with boys they befriended via social media; Police track them down

THRISSUR: The police have tracked down six school/college girls who had gone missing from various police station limits. The girls had disappeared from Puthukkadu, Mala, Chalakkudy, Wadakkancherry and Ayyanthol police stations limits.

Following intense search, all were found out one after the other with short time gap between two findings. Among them, expect one school student all had come of age.

“This school student had run away from home due to family problems and in all other cases, love affair was the reason behind their daring act,” the police said.

The police started the investigation after registering separate cases on the basis of the complaint they received from their parents.

“All six girls eloped with their boyfriends they got acquainted through social media. The girl in the Chalakkudy case had run away with her neighbor. Legally, the police can only inform the parents after they find out their daughters but they have to be more alert,” the police officers said.