Police in Krishnagiri district traced two missing schoolboys over the weekend: 12-year-old T Sanjay was found in Chennai and 14-year-old S Ashwin was found in Bengaluru.
Cheap intercity buses let anyone, including children, reach Chennai or Bengaluru within hours. Both cases show that a fast police complaint and CCTV checks were decisive in finding missing people.
Check that your household knows the nearest police station's contact and keep a recent photo of children on your phone for emergencies.