The Karnataka Minister for Municipal Administration Eshwara Bhimanna Khandre made an unscheduled visit to the city on Friday, to escort back his nephew and two other boys, who ran away from their home in Bidar, on August 31.
The trio, aged between 8 and 10 years, left home without informing their families with an intention to get away from their families. They boarded a bus to the city and arrived here early on September 1.
Identities revealed
They were spotted by cops in Sultan Bazar and were taken to the police station for questioning. “One of the boys left home because he was scolded, and with his friends, was able to make it to the city. Our men spotted them at a Ganesh pandal. As they could not speak Telugu, they aroused suspicion,” said Inspector P. Shiva Shankar Rao. The boys revealed their identities and the telephone numbers of their parents. The families were contacted. The city police also received a call from Bidar when it was informed that one of the boys, nine-year-old Laksh, is Minister Khandre’s nephew.
The minister, however, had set out for Hyderabad even before Sultan Bazar Police could establish the identities of the children. “Bidar police had learnt that the boys boarded a bus to Hyderabad. The minister set out from Karnataka to solicit the police’s help here in tracing the kids. He was informed about the kids en-route,” the police official added.
Upon arrival at Sultan Bazar station, Mr. Khandre took custody of the children. He also praised the police for securing them.
