Hyderabad: Three class V students, aged between 8 and 10, who went missing on Thursday from Bidar in Karnataka, were found by the Sultan Bazaar police in the wee hours of Friday.
The boys were found near Andhra Bank at around 4 am. They are Laksh, 9, Karan, 8, and Vineeth, 10. One of the missing boys, Laksh, is related to Karnataka’s municipal and village development minister Eshwara B. Khandre.
The Karnataka police had started searching for the boys as soon as they got information and had also informed Hyderabad police about them after getting a clue that they might have reached here. The Karnataka minister flew to Hyderabad immediately in search of them.
“They left without informing leaving us all worried. Police teams were deputed to trace them,” said Mr Khandre.
“We were told that they hail from Bidar and that they came to Hyderabad in a bus after their parents scolded them,” said Sultan Bazaar inspector P. Shiva Shankar Rao.
“We immediately informed the Bidar police who in turn told the minister. We brought them to the station and kept them with us,” the inspector added.
“After receiving information I boarded a flight from Bengaluru, reached Hyderabad and found the boys safe,” added the minister.
The minister was very impressed by the job done by Hyderabad police.
“I am very happy and impressed with the police here. Everyone, including the inspector, ACP and constables were very helpful. They treated the kids well and I will make sure that the Karnataka government sends an appreciation letter to them. I also want to personally thank the Hyderabad police commissioner, Mr Mahender Reddy,”Mr Khandre said.
The kids were handed over to the authorities from Bidar on Friday.
