Oriya actress missing along with cousin

Oriya actress Elora Mohanty has been missing along with her cousin for the last ten days from Bhubaneswar, police said Wednesday.

Elora, 16, has acted in many Oriya films and Oriya music album videos. According to her family, she had gone to a market on June 10 with her cousin Pratikya Priyadarsini, 13, to buy some books but did not return home.

The matter came to light after Elora's father lodged a complaint a local police station Tuesday. Police officials said they don't know why the girl's father lodged the complaint several days after she went missing.