Updated 18 Sep

Minor girl sexually exploited after mobile game friendship, accused held

A 17-year-old girl who went missing from Nagpur was traced to Sitapur in Uttar Pradesh and found to have been sexually exploited by a man she met while playing a mobile game.

THE BRIEF

A minor schoolgirl has been sexually exploited by a young man she met while playing a mobile game. Beltarodi police have brought her back safely to Nagpur from Sitapur in Uttar Pradesh. The 17-year-old student was in the habit of playing the Free Fire game on her mobile phone. During this, she came in contact with Suraj Kumar Rajput of Sitapur. The two became friends, and Suraj lured her with promises of love.

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How this story got here

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