<p>A 15-year-old orphan girl, who disappeared from Banashankari while trying to walk to her grandparents’ home in Kodagu, was rescued by the police in the nick of time. </p>.<p>The girl lost her parents about one and a half years ago.</p>.<p>Ayyappa, a relative, had been taking care of her ever since. She was also enrolled at a school. </p>.<p>However, on August 21, she went missing, following which Ayyappa had filed a complaint with the police. </p>.<p>Banashankari police traced the girl to a woman’s house in Tavarekere. </p>.<p>“The girl wanted to see her grandparents in Kodagu. She decided to walk all the way. After walking 30 km, she had taken shelter at a woman’s house near Tavarekere. After a tip-off, we went to the place and rescued her,” a police officer said. </p>.<p>Police said that after receiving the complaint, they started looking into the footage from CCTV cameras in the surrounding area. </p>.<p>“We found that the girl took the Mysuru Road by walk. More cameras were analysed and her photo was distributed,” the officer added. </p>.<p>The woman sheltered the girl after she told her about losing her parents and her journey to Kodagu.</p>.<p>“Following the girl’s request, the woman had agreed to provide shelter for a few days. We had suspected her relatives harassed her. But the girl denied this,” the officer said, adding she was handed over to the relatives. </p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos</strong></p>
<p>A 15-year-old orphan girl, who disappeared from Banashankari while trying to walk to her grandparents’ home in Kodagu, was rescued by the police in the nick of time. </p>.<p>The girl lost her parents about one and a half years ago.</p>.<p>Ayyappa, a relative, had been taking care of her ever since. She was also enrolled at a school. </p>.<p>However, on August 21, she went missing, following which Ayyappa had filed a complaint with the police. </p>.<p>Banashankari police traced the girl to a woman’s house in Tavarekere. </p>.<p>“The girl wanted to see her grandparents in Kodagu. She decided to walk all the way. After walking 30 km, she had taken shelter at a woman’s house near Tavarekere. After a tip-off, we went to the place and rescued her,” a police officer said. </p>.<p>Police said that after receiving the complaint, they started looking into the footage from CCTV cameras in the surrounding area. </p>.<p>“We found that the girl took the Mysuru Road by walk. More cameras were analysed and her photo was distributed,” the officer added. </p>.<p>The woman sheltered the girl after she told her about losing her parents and her journey to Kodagu.</p>.<p>“Following the girl’s request, the woman had agreed to provide shelter for a few days. We had suspected her relatives harassed her. But the girl denied this,” the officer said, adding she was handed over to the relatives. </p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos</strong></p>