<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUANTAN (Jan 4): Police are seeking public assistance to locate a 14-year-old girl reported missing in Genting Highlands, Bentong, since Tuesday.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Bentong district police chief Supt Zaiham Mohd Kahar said a report regarding the disappearance of Nur Hidayatul Iman Abdullah was lodged by her brother at around 6.40pm on Friday.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The teenager is described as having a medium brown complexion and a slim build. She was last seen wearing a black Adidas sweater, a black headscarf, and black pants. Her last known location was in front of the Aladdin Restaurant in Genting Highlands, Bentong.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>“Members of the public with any information regarding the missing teenager&nbsp;are urged to come forward to the nearest police station,” Zaiham said in a statement on Saturday.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Information can also be relayed by contacting the Bentong district police headquarters control centre at (09) 223 1999.</p></div>

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Police are seeking public assistance to locate a 14-year-old girl reported missing in Genting Highlands, Bentong, since Tuesday.

Police seek help to locate missing teen in Genting Highlands

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