AGRA: A 24-year-old girl from

, who left her home for

, was found dejected at

. Later, she was handed over to

Kendra from where her relatives took her back.

According to police, the girl, who is a BTech graduate, hailed from a well to do family of Patna.

“On September 28 evening, the girl left her home with school and college certificates along with Rs 100 for Bengaluru. But on Thursday, she was found dejected at

station by GRP, who later handed her over to us. She spoke fluent English, but did not reveal her identity. Later from her recovered documents, we contacted her relatives who took her with her consent,” said in-charge of Asha Jyoti Kendra, Deepshikha.

Deepshikha said, “During questioning in front of her relatives, the girl revealed that she wanted to earn money so as to get her sex changed. Since childhood she believed that she was a man and not a woman. During graduation she fell in love with her junior, but her parents confined her at home. Therefore she left home to get her identity changed.”

According to sources, the girl was undergoing treatment at a Ranchi based private hospital. She was also preparing for Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering.

On Friday late night, the girl was taken back by her brother and aunt to Patna.

Deepak Kumar Pandey, station house officer of Agra Fort said, “The girl was sitting alone at Agra Fort station. When we inquired about her details, she behaved like a mentally unstable person. Taking no risk, we immediately informed Asha Jyoti Kendra to take her into custody and probe further.”