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TRIVANDRUM: Sure to evoke shock, a 55-year-old KSRTC employee got caught after he eloped with a minor girl to Ernakulam. Prakash, a vehicle supervisor at Parassala depot coerced the 14-year-old girl he met through social media to run away from home with him. The issue came to light after the girl’s parents approached police on December 3 after finding their daughter missing. The social media handles of the girl proved handy to track the location of the eloped ones. The strange relationship between the two got stronger through Facebook which finally paved way for such a dramatic run. A case has been registered under POCSO.