Police launch hunt to find girl missing from Asaram satsang

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Press Trust of India Jagdalpur
Last Updated : Apr 12 2014 | 2:41 PM IST
Police here launched a hunt for a minor girl, who went missing from godman Asaram's satsang programme in Raipur three years ago, police said today.
The girl, who hails from Bastar, had come with her family to attend a satsang programme of godman Asaram held at the Science College ground in Raipur in 2010, said SP, Kanker, Rajendra Narayan.
On a written complaint by girl's father Vijay Kumar, DGP A N Upadhayay has directed officials to probe into the matter.
Notably, nearly 2,000 girls from tribal dominated areas of the state went missing in last couple of years.
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First Published: Apr 12 2014 | 2:41 PM IST

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