Six girls go missing from Children's home in Kerala, one traced in Bengaluru
Kozhikode, Jan 27: Six girls have gone missing from a state government-owned Children's Home for Girls at Vellimadukunnu here and one of them has been traced in Bengaluru, police said on Thursday.
A police team will leave for Bengaluru to trace the others who went missing last evening.
Sources in Chevayur police, which is investigating the case, said one of the six girls was traced to a hotel at Madiwala in Bengaluru.
The police had been closely following the case after the care home authorities had reported the disappearance of the girls, including two sisters.
"A team is proceeding to Bangalore to trace the other five girls who are at large," a Chevayur police station official said.
Based on media reports, the State Commission for Protection of Children's Rights has registered a case.
Police suspect that the girls had escaped with outside support and made it to Bangalore on Wednesday night, by train or bus.
The CCTV footage revealed that they escaped from the home using a ladder facilitated by outsiders, police said.
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Allen, Raghuvanshi, Green power KKR to 29-run win over GT
Kolkata (PTI): Finn Allen blasted a 35-ball 93, while Angkrish Raghuvanshi hit an unbeaten 44-ball 82 as Kolkata Knight Riders kept their playoff hopes alive with a 29-run win over Gujarat Titans in the IPL match here on Saturday.
Sent in to bat, Allen went on a six-hitting spree, smashing 10 maximums and four boundaries to add 95 off 41 balls with Raghuvanshi (82).
Raghuvanshi then shared another 108 off 53 balls with Cameron Green (52 not out) to power KKR to a challenging 247 for 2.
In reply, GT could manage 218-4, riding on skipper Shubman Gill's 49-ball 85 and a 35-ball 57 from Jos Buttler. Opener Sai Sudarsan was retired hurt but returned to make a 28-ball 53 not out.
Sunil Narine (2/29) claimed two wickets and Saurabh Dubey snapped one for KKR.
For GT, Mohammed Siraj (1/50), Sai Kishore (1/38) were the wicket-takers.
Brief Score:
KKR: 247 for 2 in 20 overs (Finn Allen 93, Angkrish Raghuvanshi 82 not out, Camero Green 52 not out; Mohammed Siraj 1/50).
GT: 218 for 4 in 20 overs (Shubman Gill 85, Sunil Narine 2/29).
