Vadodara police start search after two minors ‘elope’

Chhani police station in Vadodara metropolis has begun a seek for two minors who allegedly “eloped” on December 28 from their dwelling in Padamla village. Police have additionally sought permission to ship a workforce to a southern state the place the minors might have run away to, an official stated.
The boy and the lady, each aged 14, are college students of Class 9 and stay in the identical neighbourhood, police stated. They belong to 2 completely different castes, they added.
RS Dodiya, Police Inspector of Chhani police station advised The Sunday Express, “Both the boy and the girl were in touch with each other and have run away together. The families approached the police after realising that they were missing. We have registered a case of kidnapping on December 30 and initiated a massive search for them.”
While officers say the households have denied data concerning the “relationship” between the 2, a supply stated the households have been conscious that the 2 had been pals for over 4 years. While the boy additionally took Rs 25,000 money from his home, the lady took Rs 5,000 from her home earlier than working away, the households have advised the police.
“We will know the exact reason for their actions only when we find and bring them back. As of now, the family has denied having any knowledge about any ‘affair’ between them. So, the question of family disapproving the relationship does not arise. The two are minors in any case and are not of legal age to be married,” Dodiya stated.

An area from the village stated that the 2 minors had been depressed because the Covid-19 lockdown as a result of that they had been unable to satisfy for a number of months. Since each of them studied in two completely different faculties, they might typically meet outdoors faculty hours, locals advised police. Sources additionally stated that the households had warned the 2 about staying away from one another however the two had stored in contact by social media through the lockdown.
“They had decided to run away because they were feeling separation anxiety as the closure of schools meant that they were unable to meet daily and as they liked. They meticulously planned the elopement as well because both of them took money from their homes without the knowledge of their parents,” an officer stated.