The three- year old girl, who went missing from India Gate last week during an outing with her parents, was found last night in Delhi's Janakpuri area.
Thanking media and police her uncle said, "My niece has come back after eight days. I want to thank media and police."
The police traced Jhanvi after a passerby saw her at the D Block market and informed them.
She was taken to the Mayapuri police station where her family identified her as the head had been shaved in an attempt to hide identity.
A reward of Rs. 50,000 was also announced earlier by the Delhi police commissioner BS Bassi, for anyone with information about the girl.
'Missing' posters with her photo had already gone viral on social media in the past week.
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