14 October,2026 08:41 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Police trace two missing minor siblings within 24 hours (Pic/Special arrangement)
Two minor siblings, aged five and nine, who went missing at Andheri Railway Station in Mumbai. Andheri Railway Police in swift action traced both the minors safely within 24 hours following a search operation by the police.
The children have been identified as Mohammad Afzal, aged nine, and Mohammad Hamza Khatoon, aged five and nine, respectively.
Officials said that both the children are residents of Mahakali Chawl, Road No. 5, Nehru Nagar, Vile Parle (West), Mumbai.
According to information received from Andheri Railway Police Station, a case was registered under Section 137(2) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) after the children went missing. The circumstances surrounding their disappearance were being investigated.
Soon after registering the case, a team from the Crime Detection Unit launched a search operation to trace the siblings.
During the investigation, police received a tip-off from a confidential informant that the children were in the Borivali East area.
Acting on the information, the crime detection team and other police personnel searched the area and successfully located both children. They were found within 24 hours and safely brought to Andheri Railway Police Station.
The operation was carried out under the guidance of senior police officials, including Police Commissioner Kalasagar, Deputy Commissioner of Police Salunkhe Thackeray and Assistant Commissioner of Police Raokhande. Senior Police Inspector Kande, Police Inspector D'Souza and Assistant Police Inspector Sheikh also guided the operation.
The prompt action by the police helped locate both missing siblings within a day. Further details regarding the circumstances in which the children went missing were not provided in the information released by the police.
Mumbai Police arrested a man from Andheri Railway Station for allegedly stealing a walkie-talkie from the VP Road Police Station beat post, with the device later recovered.
According to the police, the accused, who lives at the railway station, allegedly took the walkie-talkie after becoming annoyed by its repeated ringing, IANS reported.
Police traced and arrested the accused at Andheri Railway Station and recovered the stolen device.
In a separate incident, three persons were arrested for allegedly stealing gold chains and 'mangalsutras' from women passengers of public buses, Thane police said on Monday, reported news agency PTI.
An official said 21.5 grams of stolen gold jewellery valued at R 3,22,500 have been recovered from them.
The probe into the case began on a complaint of Manisha Kiran Kalanke, a resident of Kalwa, who was robbed of her 15 gram gold 'mangalsutra' on September 11 when she was travelling on BEST bus number 494, he said.
