A 13-year-old girl, who had been missing from Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, was located on Thursday evening at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in New Delhi after allegedly boarding a commercial flight alone, prompting an immediate investigation by the Kerala police and airport authorities.

According to a local media report on Friday, the Kerala Police confirmed that the girl was located by the Delhi Police after she arrived on a flight from Thiruvananthapuram without adult supervision.

"We have initiated a detailed investigation into how the minor was able to complete the check-in and boarding process and travel between two states unaccompanied," the report said quoting a senior officer in Thiruvananthapuram.

The girl had been reported missing from her home in Vizhinjam a

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