Teenage Odisha girl rescued in Andhra

A 15-year-old girl from Malkangiri district of Odisha, who was found wandering in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh after apparently being separated from her parents, was brought back here, officials said today.
The girl, hailing from Kalimela area, was rescued by the Vijaywada police on February 9, womens' wing chief of Malkangiri District Welfare Committee (DWC) Jayanti Bairagi said.
Andhra Pradesh police and the Child Welfare Line then informed Malkangiri district administration and the police about the girl.
After confirmation, a team reached Malkangiri with the teenager and handed her over to the district administration, Bairagi said.
The girl, now lodged in an orphanage, would undergo medical examination, she said.

Though the exact circumstances that led to the incident were not known immediately, the girl said she had gone to Andhra Pradesh with her parents recently for work but got separated from them.
The girl's brother has been informed and till her return to the family, she will stay in the orphanage, Bairagi said.