Police return seven underage girls to Villi-Male’ orphanage after escape
05 Mar 2013, 12:30 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
Police have returned seven underage girls who escaped from the Villi-Male’ orphanage ‘Kudakudhinge Hiya’.
Police told local media they were called to the orphanage at 8:00pm on Sunday and informed that seven girls had fled the building.
According to local media, police refused to disclose where and when the girls were found, but confirmed they had been returned.
Local newspaper ‘Haveeru’ reported that another two girls who escaped from the orphanage were found on a ‘bokkura’ – a small local vessel – in the lagoon nearVilli-Male’ with two boys.
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