Penza, 1 February 2013. PenzaNews. About 300 Penza police officers are searching for a 12-year-old girl Saida Ukhanova, who left home at 13.00 on Thursday, January 31, and has not returned ever since.

“Mother of the missing girl called the police at 23.30 on January 31. She said that before her daughter left she had taken several thousand rubles and a set of clothes,” the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Penza region told news agency “PenzaNews.”

The ministry added that after the report about the missing child, it was decided to alarm the manpower.

“At present, the police are checking the yards, conducting door-to-door survey of the citizens, and establishing those who may have information on the whereabouts of the girl. She looks 15–16 years old, 153 cm tall, medium build, medium-length dark hair,” the press service explained.