A 19-year-old, Sugra Shaikh (name changed), stole jewellery from her own house to finance her relationship with a minor lover. Subsequently, after selling the stolen jewellery, the minor lover fled with his mother, Fulbanu Azad Warsi, 45. Following the girl's parents filing a theft complaint with the police, the girl, fearing apprehension, fled Mumbai and sought refuge in her lover's village.

The police initiated a search for the girl and her boyfriend, spanning about one and a half months, and traced them in West Bengal. Due to the boy's minor status, he was released after a formal notice. However, the boy's mother and the girlfriend were apprehended and arrested by the Malvani police last week.