Gorakhpur, 10 June (HS): A man has

also gone missing, according to authorities on Tuesday, after his

three-year-old daughter went missing three days ago in the Pipraich region.

Nitya went missing at 6.30 p.m. on Saturday from her maternal grandparents'

residence in Pipraich's Ambedkar Nagar Ward 4. Despite several searches, no

sign of her has been discovered. Her father, Jogendra, went missing on Sunday

as well. According to authorities, Jogendra, a worker, was acting strangely in

the days after Nitya's disappearance, repeatedly removing himself from the

search operation under various pretexts. He got away from police surveillance

on Sunday and hasn't been seen since. His abrupt absence has sparked

considerable concerns. Jitendra Srivastava, Additional Superintendent of

Police, stated that we are now considering this as a dual missing case and are

investigating all possible scenarios.

Jogendra's wife Radhika and

mother-in-law Geeta Devi claim they are unaware of his whereabouts. Even when a

police team lead by Inspector Purushottam Anand Singh visited his hometown of

Bolchaha, Padrauna (Kushinagar district), residents revealed their ignorance. Six

police units have been dispatched to search for the missing. We are hopeful of

finding the youngster shortly.

Srivastava stated that no avenue of investigation is being ruled out.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi