Kozhikode: A student from Vedavyasa Sainik School in Kozhikode, who was reported missing since March 24, boarded a Pune-bound train, police confirmed after reviewing CCTV footage from Palakkad railway station.

The Class-7 student from Bihar, went missing from his school hostel in Malapparamba. A police team is currently en route to Pune in search of him.

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According to police, the student left his hostel room at around 1 am on March 24. He reportedly escaped by dropping a mattress from the first floor, climbing down a CCTV cable, and jumping onto the mattress before exiting the school compound. He then went to Kozhikode railway station and boarded a train to Palakkad.

Inspector M Prajeesh of Nadakkavu police station told Onmanorama that CCTV footage confirmed the boy boarded the Kanyakumari–Pune Jayanti Janata Express at 6.30 pm on March 24. "Further investigation is underway. A police team has already left for Pune, and we have alerted railway authorities there," the inspector added.

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Police have seized a mobile phone that the student used to access Instagram.

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