Bokaro, Feb. 18 -- A 23-year-old woman from Bokaro Steel City, who left her home after befriending an adult on Instagram and later married him at a temple in Bihar, has been found by police in Gaya district, officials said on Wednesday.

According to police sources, Pooja Kumari, a resident of Sector-II under BS City police station limits in Bokaro, had developed a friendship through Instagram with Akash Kumar of Gaya. She subsequently left her home and solemnised marriage with him at a temple.

Following her disappearance, her father, Dharmendra Prasad Mahto, lodged a written complaint at BS City police station, alleging that his daughter had been abducted by an unknown person. Acting on the complaint, police registered BS City P.S. Case N...