A 17-year-old boy, who is a native of Chikkaballapur in Karnataka, was rescued and handed over to the Child Welfare Committee office in Thoothukudi on Saturday.
The boy was noticed by the Railway Protection Force personnel at Thoothukudi railway station after the Mysore –Thoothukudi Express train reached the station.
The boy is said to be pursuing II PUC in Karnataka and his father is a farmer.
The rescued boy was produced before I. Noelin Raj, Member, Child Welfare Committee.
Ms. Raj said the boy had an identity card citing him as a student.
Information about the missing boy was conveyed to his family members and based on verification of his identity, he would be handed over to his parents, she said.
