MYSORE: Parents of K M Darshan, a Class IX student of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) have no clue about his whereabouts. Darshan has been missing from March 30 while he was returning to Chamarajnagar from Madhya Pradesh after an exchange programme at a Navodaya school there.
Darshan went missing from the train Jaipur-Mysore express at Ananthapuram in
Andhra Pradesh while returning to Mysore.
Darshan's mother, Uma, told TOI that the school has yet to contact the family. When TOI tried to contact Venketeshwaran, principal of JNV in Hondarbalhu in Chamarajanagar, on phone he did not take the call. However, he SMSed to say that he is in hospital attending to a relative.
Chamarajanagar deputy commissioner K R Sundar said it was the responsibility of the teachers who were accompanying the 23 students to ensure their safety. "I have directed Venketeshwaran to contact JNV principal in Madhya Pradesh to take action against two teachers, who were accompanied the students." SP
Rajendra Prasad said he has assigned two police officers to the job and directed them to coordinate with railway department to trace Darshan. Rajendra Prasad said that he is trying to contact railway police of Andhra Pradesh for a breakthrough.