Teenaged girl rescued

An 18-year-old girl reported

missing from Chennai two days ago was found loiterinng in the city and rescued by police.

The girl did not return home since Thursday last and the parents had lodged a complaint with a police station in Chennai, police said.

The city police noticed the girl loitering near the District Collectorate last night and inquiry revealed that she left her home after her mother scolded, they said.

After handing her over to a shelter home, police alerted police in Chennai. Her parents expected to reach the city to take her, they said.