Bhoranj (HP), Dec. 27 -- A 7-year-old girl ran away from her home after her mother forbade her from using a mobile phone. The child was later traced by the police and safely reunited with her parents the same evening.
The incident occurred on Friday in a village in the Bhoranj area, where a migrant family from Uttar Pradesh resides. The head of the family, a mechanic by profession, had left for work in the morning, while his wife was at home with their three children.
The eldest daughter, aged seven, was watching cartoons on a mobile phone when her mother asked her to stop and eat her meal. When the child ignored her request, the mother scolded her, which upset the young girl.
While the mother was busy with household chores, the distress...