Archive · 25 Jan 2026
Police Rescue Missing Kids Using CCTV Cameras
Two young boys went missing from a children's home in Akola.
The police started a big search called Operation Muskan.
They used lots of CCTV cameras to find the boys.
After 14 days, the police found the boys safe in Pune.
A security guard at the home reported the boys missing.
The police took legal action to find them.
Two minor boys, Tushar Purushottam Vadne (10) and Sushant Yogesh Bangar (11), went missing from a government observation home in Akola on January 10.
The police launched Operation Muskan, a multi-district search effort using CCTV cameras to locate the children.
The boys were found safe in Pune after 14 days of extensive search.
A case was registered under Section 137(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) after the boys did not return from school.
The security guard, Motiram Gajanan Telang, reported the boys missing to the Khadan police station in Akola.
- Who
- Two minor boys, Tushar Purushottam Vadne (10) and Sushant Yogesh Bangar (11)
- What
- Went missing from a government observation home and were later rescued
- When
- Disappeared on January 10, rescued on January 24
- Where
- Disappeared from Akola, found in Pune
- Why
- Reason for disappearance not specified
- Missing Children
- Tushar Purushottam Vadne (10) and Sushant Yogesh Bangar (11)
- Location of Rescue
- Pune
- Operation Name
- Operation Muskan
- Date of Disappearance
- January 10
- Date of Rescue
- January 24
- Place of Disappearance
- Government Children’s Home (Bal Gruha) in Akola
- Security Guard
- Motiram Gajanan Telang
- Legal Action
- Section 137(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)