Overview

• Police say her last verified location was Itarsi, with CCTV placing her at Bhopal’s Rani Kamlapati station and a final phone trace near the Narmada railway bridge in Narmadapuram district.
• SDRF divers, Home Guard units and multi-district police teams are combing stations, forests and the river along the route as the search widens.
• Her bag and Raksha Bandhan gifts were found on the train, and co-passengers along with train staff have been questioned without producing a breakthrough.
• An all-India alert has been issued to railway stations, bus depots and travel agencies, and a local youth leader announced a Rs 51,000 reward for credible information.
• Relatives allege human trafficking and want the case handed to the CBI, while a senior railway police officer said a kidnapping at the crowded location appears unlikely.