Ludhiana, June 7 -- Three days after a 17-year-old girl reportedly went missing from New Madhopuri, her family members on Saturday blocked the national highway near Basti Jodhewal Chowk for nearly an hour accusing the police of failing to make any significant headway in the investigation despite an FIR having been registered in the case.

The protest, which began around noon, brought the traffic to a standstill on the busy stretch as e-rickshaw and auto-rickshaw drivers joined the family and parked their vehicles across the carriageway. Hundreds of commuters remained stranded in long queues under the scorching afternoon sun before police officials intervened and persuaded the protesters to disperse.

The family alleged that although the g...