GORAKHPUR, March 13 -- The disappearance of a gang-rape survivor along with her sister from the Geeta Vatika area, under the Ramgarh Tal police station limits, since Wednesday, has left police officials red-faced.

The two sisters reportedly went missing just days before the survivor was scheduled to record her statement in court (scheduled for the last week of March) in connection with a high-profile gang-rape case linked to a hotel-cum-hookah bar in the city, police said on Friday.

Authorities said search operations are underway to trace the missing sisters and ensure their safe recovery, while also ensuring that the legal proceedings in the case continue without obstruction.

Following a written complaint filed by the girls' mother, p...