MANGALURU: A curious case of four students – three aged 12 and a 21-year-old woman – were reported missing from an apartment complex in Bengaluru, as the fugitive was traced to the city on Tuesday. Police said the four friends wanted to move to a village and live together as they feared that they would be separated for studies and work in the city.
The minors – two boys and a girl – and the 21-year-old, a BCA third year student, left the house on Sunday after telling their parents that they were going to play cricket. “They went to Yesvantpur railway station and traveled to Haveri, then took another train and went to Mysore and Arsikere and back to Bengaluru. From Bangalore, he traveled Mangaluru on a bus,” said DCP (law and order) Hariram Shankar.
A case was registered at Soladevanahalli police station in Bengaluru after the four did not return home. Police said they deleted their social media accounts to stop tracking.
autorickshaw driver pacific And Ramesh came to the group at 7.30 am when they got off a bus. “They looked scared. They had about four bags, two of which were school bags. They said they were looking for a lodge, but we were skeptical because they were so small,” said Prashant. was taken to the police station.
Mangaluru Police Commissioner N Shashi Kumar said: “The four are close friends and used to play cricket and other sports every Sunday. His parents were saying that they would send him to the hostel. He said that by the time he reached Mangaluru, he had more or less run out of money.
“The locals found their behavior suspicious as they tried to throw away their bags along with the ornaments they were wearing, probably to show that they had been robbed,” the DCP said, citing the children’s claims. Verification is being done.
The minors – two boys and a girl – and the 21-year-old, a BCA third year student, left the house on Sunday after telling their parents that they were going to play cricket. “They went to Yesvantpur railway station and traveled to Haveri, then took another train and went to Mysore and Arsikere and back to Bengaluru. From Bangalore, he traveled Mangaluru on a bus,” said DCP (law and order) Hariram Shankar.
A case was registered at Soladevanahalli police station in Bengaluru after the four did not return home. Police said they deleted their social media accounts to stop tracking.
autorickshaw driver pacific And Ramesh came to the group at 7.30 am when they got off a bus. “They looked scared. They had about four bags, two of which were school bags. They said they were looking for a lodge, but we were skeptical because they were so small,” said Prashant. was taken to the police station.
Mangaluru Police Commissioner N Shashi Kumar said: “The four are close friends and used to play cricket and other sports every Sunday. His parents were saying that they would send him to the hostel. He said that by the time he reached Mangaluru, he had more or less run out of money.
“The locals found their behavior suspicious as they tried to throw away their bags along with the ornaments they were wearing, probably to show that they had been robbed,” the DCP said, citing the children’s claims. Verification is being done.
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