Runaway wanting to become actor tracked down to Daryaganj hotel; another in Noida

New Delhi, Jul 7 (PTI) Two teenagers who had run away from their homes, one of them to become an actor, were restored to their families, a Delhi Police officer said on Monday.

The "missing" were a 15-year-old boy, who wanted to make it as an actor, and a 19-year-old woman, who wanted to get married.

The boy, who was reported as kidnapped from south Delhi's Ambedkar Nagar area on July 1, was found living in a hotel in central Delhi's Daryaganj.

"The boy had left home voluntarily, aspiring to become an actor. He intended to go to Mumbai but remained stranded in Delhi due to lack of money," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Aditya Gautam said.

He was handed over to his family after counselling.

The woman, reportedly missing since April 21 from the Mukherjee Nagar area, was located in Noida.

"She had left home with the intention of getting married," the DCP said.

A reward of Rs 20,000 was announced on information leading to her discovery, he said. PTI SSJ VN VN