On Friday, the Colaba police found 17-year-old Ankush Tyagi, who left his home in Nagpur out of fear of appearing for this 10th standard board examinations, which started yesterday.

Constable Yuvraj Khairnar spotted Ankush, dressed in his school uniform, at the Gateway of India. The police later traced his uncle who took the boy back home.

Khairnar first asked Ankush whether someone was with him. Since Ankush did not respond, Khairnar searched him and found an eraser and a pencil. He interrogated him further and took him to the police station.

Nagpur resident Ankush Tyagi (centre) ran away from home as he felt he was inadequately prepared for his board exams and feared