A 17-year-old girl missing from Jogeshwari West for nearly eight months was finally traced after Oshiwara police cracked a digital clue — she had been secretly accessing Instagram using borrowed mobile phones — triggering a dramatic three-state chase that ended near a railway station in Assam.

The teenager had gone missing in May 2025. Despite sustained efforts, including inter-state inquiries and two fruitless trips to Bihar, investigators found no physical or technical leads, and the case had gone cold.