Six students of Malda Town school still not found

Statesman News Service

MALDA, 14 JULY: Six students of Malda Town High School fled their homes yesterday. Their absence was noted by the headmaster when they did not attend school that day. They have still not been found.

On the night of 13 July, the guardians of all the six students informed the English Bazaar police station about the situation, and sought their help in tracing the children.

The police station immediately sent messages to all concerned, including the Government Railway Police, to trace the group.

They have been identified as Jayanta Lala (VIII), Subho Sarkar (VI), Biltu Roy (VI), Raju Das (VIII), Bishal Saha (VIII) and Kuntal Karmakar (VII).

Mrs Jharna Das, mother of Raju Das, said that her son had been lead astray by his friends at school.

English Bazaar police did not get any information about their location until 3 p.m. on 14 July. Mr Hemanta Karmakar, father of Kuntal, informed the reporters and police that his son had taken his cell phone with him when he fled their home.

Kuntal phoned his father to say that he was in Dhulian in Murshidabad.