Girls Missing from City found in Madikeri, Kidnap suspect Arrested

Mangaluru: The Kadri Police have arrested a person on February 20, in connection with the missing of two students from the city since February 11.

The arrested has been identified as Shanker Bhat (33) from Puttur.

According to the police on February 11, two second year PUC girl students who were studying in a Tutorial went missing. In this connection, a missing persons case was registered.

The Kadri police investigating the case found the students in Madikeri. They were brought back to Mangaluru and handed over to their parents. When the parents questioned their daughters, they said that they had gone to Madikeri in search of a job and were working in a Fancy shop there.

Since the girls were minors, the shop owner Shanker Bhat who has appointed them was arrested under the POCSO act and produced before the court.

Shanker Bhat has been remanded to Judicial custody. The case has been handed over to Women’s police station for further investigations.