Archive · 21 Sep 2026
12-Year-Old Boy Escapes Nalgonda Rehabilitation Centre Amid Security Gaps
A 12-year-old boy was staying at a centre for children without safe homes.
He escaped from the centre in Nalgonda on September 17.
Police had earlier found him at the Nalgonda railway station.
The boy had reportedly left his home in Mumbai.
He also escaped from a shelter in Hyderabad before reaching Nalgonda.
An official said the centre did not have enough security.
Police registered a case after he disappeared.
They are searching for him, but officials have not yet been able to contact his family.
A 12-year-old boy escaped from Rogate Sneha Bhavan in Gandamvarigudem, Nalgonda, on September 17.
Railway police had found him acting suspiciously at Nalgonda railway station about a week earlier.
Childline-1098 transferred him to the rehabilitation centre after completing required formalities.
Officials said the boy had left his home in Mumbai, escaped shelter in Hyderabad on September 13, and traveled to Nalgonda by train.
Nalgonda Town-I police registered a case and began searching for him after a complaint was filed.
- Who
- A 12-year-old boy, along with officials from the district child protection unit and police.
- What
- The boy escaped from Rogate Sneha Bhavan, a rehabilitation centre for street children.
- When
- September 17; officials said he had previously escaped from a Hyderabad shelter on September 13.
- Where
- Rogate Sneha Bhavan in Gandamvarigudem, on the outskirts of Nalgonda.
- Why
- The District Child Protection Officer attributed the escape to inadequate security at the centre.
- Boy's age
- 12 years old
- Escape date
- September 17
- Centre
- Rogate Sneha Bhavan
- Location
- Gandamvarigudem, outskirts of Nalgonda
- Earlier discovery
- Nalgonda railway station
- Earlier escape
- The boy escaped a Hyderabad shelter on September 13
- Police action
- Nalgonda Town-I police registered a case and launched a search