Relieved father, Craig
By Gurbir Singh,Hamilton(New Zealand),April 10,2018:
Christchurch (New Zealand) girl, Jessica who went missing 20 days back and was traced in Patiala with her boyfriend, is safely on her way back to New Zealand. She is expected to land in New Zealand within the hour or so after boarding her flight yesterday.
Jessica(24) whose mental level is said to be that of a 14- year- old, was found to be living with her boyfriend, Gurdeep Singh(aka Garry) in Patiala where she followed him after his departure from New Zealand in December last year. They were earlier both in a relationship. Her father,Craig traveled to India to bring her back. Read our earlier story here:
http://www.babushahi.com/world-news.php?id=71580&headline=Heartbroken-NZ-father-tracks-autistic-daughter-in-Patiala-with-her-Indian-boyfriend
Jessica with Gurdeep Photo Credit : Supplied by family
Thankfully, good sense prevailed and Gurdeep,with the support of his family, took Jessica to Delhi where she boarded her flight to Singapore,on way to New Zealand.
This journalist could contact Craig just now ( 4.28 am IST ) who confirmed the happy news. He himself is boarding flight shortly to be back here.
"Thanks for the fantastic articles that you did...Jess would be home." Craig remarked.
He also thanked the local Indian community for their support.
Craig has been in constant touch with me at apprise his plans,including going to Patiala again.
According to earlier TOI report from Patiala, Gurdeep and his family took her to New Delhi early yesterday morning and helped her board a flight back to New Zealand.
According to my sources, Mandeep, a friend of Gurdeep is also accompanying Jessica to New Zealand.
There were allegations earlier on social media that it was Mandeep who helped Jessica legally change her identify and add Gurdeep’s surname to her passport, after which she managed to fly out of NZ and reach India.
Read the full story at:
https://pressreader.com/@Gurbirjournalist
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Gurbir Singh is a new Zealand-based Freelance Feature Writer & Journalist. He can be contacted at: gurbir@journalist.com