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Three Minor Students Missing From Beed Hostel; Multi-District Search
Three boys who lived at Sindphana Public School went missing after dinner on Tuesday.
They were supposed to attend a roll call at about 7 p.m., but they did not answer.
School staff searched the campus but could not find them.
The boys are Dinesh, Tejas and Abhijit, and they are between 15 and 16 years old.
Their parents were informed the next morning and went to the school.
Police began searching across several districts.
Some information suggested the boys went to Parli and then Nanded.
Police have registered a case involving a possible abduction.
Parents and community members are also asking how the boys left a guarded campus without being noticed.
Three residential students, aged 15 and 16, went missing from Sindphana Public School after dinner on Tuesday.
Their absence was discovered during a 7 p.m. roll call, and initial campus searches found no trace.
The missing students are Dinesh Vitthal Chavan, Tejas Santosh Chavan and Abhijit Srinivas Rathod.
Majalgaon City Police registered a case against unidentified individuals for allegedly luring and abducting the minors.
Police followed leads to Parli and Nanded but had not located the students more than 24 hours later.
- Who
- Three minor residential students—Dinesh Vitthal Chavan, Tejas Santosh Chavan and Abhijit Srinivas Rathod—are missing; Majalgaon City Police are investigating.
- What
- The students disappeared from their hostel premises after dinner, and police registered a case involving alleged luring and abduction by unidentified individuals.
- Where
- Sindphana Public School in the Phule Pimpalgaon area of Majalgaon tehsil; police pursued leads in Parli and Nanded.
- When
- The disappearance was discovered at about 7 p.m. on Tuesday; the students remained untraced more than 24 hours later.
- Why
- The cause of the disappearance has not been established; police are investigating a possible abduction while parents have raised campus-security concerns.
Police Investigation
Parents’ Security Concerns
Possible cause of disappearance
Police Investigation
Police registered a case alleging that unidentified individuals may have lured and abducted the students and are pursuing leads across districts.
Parents’ Security Concerns
Parents and community members are questioning how three students left a gated, fenced campus with 24-hour security without being detected.
Key facts
- School
- Sindphana Public School, a residential school in the Phule Pimpalgaon area of Majalgaon tehsil
- Missing students
- Dinesh Vitthal Chavan, 16; Tejas Santosh Chavan, 15; Abhijit Srinivas Rathod, 15
- Discovery time
- Around 7 p.m. Tuesday, during roll call after dinner
- Police action
- Majalgaon City Police registered a case against unidentified individuals
- Search locations
- Police followed leads to Parli and Nanded
- Reported status
- The students had not been traced more than 24 hours after their disappearance
- School operator
- The school is run by local MLA Prakash Solanke









