Within 48 hrs of going missing, minor siblings rescued from Tupudana

Ranchi: Two minor siblings, who had left their Jagannathpur-based residence on Monday, were rescued by the police from Tupudana on Wednesday, police said.

The children, identified as Yuvansh Mahto (6) and Roshni Kumari (10), had left home in Patel Nagar Sector-1 under Jagannathpur police station limits on Monday after being scolded by their mother for playing in the sun.

Acting on a complaint lodged by their father, Chiranjeev Kumar Mahto, Jagannathpur police registered a case under Sec 137(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) on Tuesday and launched an investigation.

“Using CCTV footage, technical inputs, and intelligence gathering, personnel from several police stations and outposts conducted raids across multiple locations. On Wednesday, the children were traced and recovered safely from a church at Chand village under Tupudana area. They were handed over to their family members,” Ranchi (city) SP Paras Rana said.Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Bakrid wishes, messages and eid 2026