Google Maps helps police trace family of girl lost in Delhi
Technology came in handy in reuniting a seven-year-old girl with her family. Police zeroed in on the girl's village with the help of satellite images provided by Google Maps.
The incident took place on Wednesday night, when seven-year-old Rashmi (name changed) had come to a family wedding in south Delhi's Malviya Nagar from Meerut.
The child, who was playing while her parents were busy in the wedding proceedings, somehow managed to come out of the venue and lost her way back. Panicked, she started crying and was spotted by constable Vikram, who took her to Malviya Nagar police station.
"She was unable to tell us about her village and just said that she had come to a wedding with her parents," said DCP (south) Romil Baaniya.
When asked about the duration of her journey, Rashmi told cops that it took them four hours to reach Delhi. A perimeter was chalked around the capital, with all major cities and towns within that distance being marked out. Information was then shared with respective police stations to ascertain if there was any corresponding lead from their end.
The child told cops about the places which she saw during her journey to Delhi. It was deciphered that the girl had probably come from Uttarakhand or western UP. Further information pointed out that Meerut could be the city from where the girl had boarded the bus.
After zeroing in on Meerut, cops used Google Maps and checked all villages which had a lake nearby, as told by the girl. A list of villages with the matching description was noted and the sarpanch of these villages were contacted by sleuths.
Rashmi was ultimately found to be from Kol village, 44 km from Meerut. The village's sarpanch confirmed that a child matching Rashmi's description had gone missing from Delhi. After verifying the claims, the girl was handed over to the family.
The child, who was playing while her parents were busy in the wedding proceedings, somehow managed to come out of the venue and lost her way back. Panicked, she started crying and was spotted by constable Vikram, who took her to Malviya Nagar police station.
"She was unable to tell us about her village and just said that she had come to a wedding with her parents," said DCP (south) Romil Baaniya.
When asked about the duration of her journey, Rashmi told cops that it took them four hours to reach Delhi. A perimeter was chalked around the capital, with all major cities and towns within that distance being marked out. Information was then shared with respective police stations to ascertain if there was any corresponding lead from their end.
The child told cops about the places which she saw during her journey to Delhi. It was deciphered that the girl had probably come from Uttarakhand or western UP. Further information pointed out that Meerut could be the city from where the girl had boarded the bus.
After zeroing in on Meerut, cops used Google Maps and checked all villages which had a lake nearby, as told by the girl. A list of villages with the matching description was noted and the sarpanch of these villages were contacted by sleuths.
Rashmi was ultimately found to be from Kol village, 44 km from Meerut. The village's sarpanch confirmed that a child matching Rashmi's description had gone missing from Delhi. After verifying the claims, the girl was handed over to the family.
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