Three first pre-university students were reported missing from the hostel of Vikas Pre-University College at Mary Hill in Mangaluru on September 21.
The police gave the names of the students as Dakshata and Yashaswini from Bengaluru, and Sinchana from Chikkamagaluru.
According to a complaint filed by the warden of Vikas PU College hostel, the three students broke open a window and got out of the building. They went out of the campus from the rear gate around 3 a.m.
The police have seized CCTV footage in which the students are seen leaving the campus with their backpacks and a few hand bags.
The Kankanady police have registered a case. Police are searching for the students.
