# Runaway Lucknow girl returns after video of ailing mother 2026-08-14T15:15:17+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A 14-year-old girl from Lucknow who ran away to Ajmer, 700 km away, after being scolded for her studies returned home after police staged a video call showing her mother as unwell. The girl had left on August 9 with only a note at a paan shop. She made silent calls to her family using a stranger's phone, which Hazratganj police traced to Ajmer. Police coordinated with a hospital to film the mother, Ruby, on a stretcher. Seeing the video, the girl revealed her location. A police team brought her back to Lucknow and handed her to her parents. Her father is a labourer. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com Tags: Ajmer, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Police Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/runaway-lucknow-girl-returns-after-video-of-ailing-mother/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/runaway-lucknow-girl-returns-after-video-of-ailing-mother/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.