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Police Search for Missing Girl in Gingee, Tamil Nadu

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A young girl from Gingee, a town in Tamil Nadu, has gone missing, and police are working hard to find her.

Officers from CBCID, a special investigation police team, are leading the search. They are reviewing CCTV footage from cameras placed along national highways, hoping to spot the missing girl.

The case has taken a sudden twist. Investigators have begun questioning the girl's sister to gather more details about what may have happened.

News of the case has attracted a lot of public attention, especially the school where the missing girl used to study.

Police have also started interrogating a man with a criminal record, meaning he has committed offences in the past. Authorities believe he may have useful information about the case.

The search operation has become more intense in recent days. Police are treating the matter seriously and are following every possible lead.

So far, no further details have been released about the girl's whereabouts or condition. The investigation is continuing, and officials have not confirmed any new findings yet.

Vocabulary7 words

Gingee
a town in Tamil Nadu, India
CBCID
a special crime investigation police unit
CCTV footage
video recordings from security cameras
twist
an unexpected change in a situation
criminal record
an official list of a person's past crimes
interrogating
asking someone questions to get information
whereabouts
the location of a person

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1. Where is the missing girl from?
2. What are CBCID police reviewing to help find the girl?
3. Who else are police questioning besides the sister?

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A young girl from _____ has gone missing.

Officers from _____ are leading the search.

They are reviewing _____ from cameras on national highways.

The case has taken a sudden _____.

Investigators have begun questioning the girl's _____.

The _____ where the missing girl used to study has drawn attention.

Police are interrogating a man with a criminal _____.

Authorities believe he may have useful _____ about the case.

The search operation has become more _____ in recent days.

The _____ is continuing, with no new findings confirmed.

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