The Hindu : Three children sneak out of orphanage, found at Ulsoor

Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Tuesday, Sep 23, 2003

Southern States

Southern States - Karnataka-Bangalore

Three children sneak out of orphanage, found at Ulsoor

By B.S. Ramesh

BANGALORE Sept. 22. The saga of runaway children in the city was repeated on Monday when three inmates of a children's shelter home went missing from morning. The children were traced near the Gurudwara by a good Samaritan who handed them over to the police. Police said Naga (6), Nanja (7), and Shobini (5) of Ashraya Home on Double Road were reported missing from 5 a.m.

According to police, the children had walked out of the shelter when they noticed that the watchman was not at the gate. The watchman had gone out to attend nature's call. The children slipped out of the home during his absence. The Superintendent of Ashraya Home lodged a complaint with the Indiranagar police. Ashraya Home houses 40 children.

Even as the tension about the missing children mounted, the police told the home authorities about the presence of the children in Ulsoor Police Station. The children had walked to the Gurudwara near Ulsoor Lake and were playing near there when a stranger, Srinivas, noticed them.

Mr. Srinivas had seen the photographs of the children in a leading Kannada evening newspaper. He immediately took the children to the Ulsoor Police Station.

Printer friendly page
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Southern States

News Update

Stories in this Section

Casual vacancy round for general candidates today

Four arrested in highway robbery case

Three children sneak out of orphanage, found at Ulsoor

Nanje Gowda cautions Govt. on A.P. plea

Laloo wants CBI to appeal against Advani's discharge

Woman kills children, self

Three killed in road accidents

Group clash in Pottery Town

Ex-FKCCI President Nagaraja Gupta dead