Bangalore girl researching Maoists goes missing in Bihar

\A young researcher studying the problems of Maoists in Bihar has gone missing along with her facilitator from Jamui district.

Jamui superintendent of police Raj Narain Singh said 23-year-old Juhi was believed to have gone missing on her way to Jamui railway station along with her facilitator to catch a train for Bangalore yesterday.

Juhi, who hails from Bangalore and had returned to the city after completing her education in the USA, had gone to Maoist-affected Khaira block in the district a fortnight ago to conduct her research.

She had visited Garhi, Rupabel, Mahuliatand and Khaira, Singh said.

During her stay Juhi had come in contact with a local Pradip Kumar Das, who became her guide and facilitator.

Das took her on his bike to the Maoist-affected villages where she held meetings with activists of civic society, NGO workers and locals for purposes of her research, he said.

"We are trying to locate them," Singh said.