Port Blair, Dec. 18: PS Pahargaon team has successfully traced out 03 missing children who went missing from Bathubasti on 14/12/2023 within 2 hours. On 14/12/2023, an information was received from Smti. Tama Biswas R/o Bathubasti that her 09-year-old child went to her neighbour’s house on 14/12/2023 to play and didn't return home and thus, is missing since then.

Immediately Inspr. Rahul, SHO PS Pahargaon along with the staff rushed to the complainant's house and enquired about the matter wherein it was revealed that 02 more children, one 13 years old and another 10 years old were also missing from their house.

Subsequently, a team was formed for tracing the missing minor children and all the police stations of Sub-division South Andaman and Bambooflat were also informed about the matter. Further an intensive search of the missing children was conducted with sincere efforts and children's photos were circulated and CCTVs were checked.

Finally, within two hours, the missing children were traced out from Marina Park by the staff of PS Aberdeen. Inspr. Mariam along with staff of PS Pahargaon interacted with the children wherein they disclosed that they came to park and they forgot their way back home due to late night hours and thus, stayed back at Marina park itself. The children were counselled in presence of their parents at PS Pahargaon and were safely handed over to their parents and dropped at their residence.

The entire operation was carried out under the close supervision of Shri. Sunny Gupta, IPS, SDPO South Andaman under the overall direction of Shri Kalaivanan. R, IPS, Superintendent of Police, South Andaman District.