Dehradun police have recovered three students from Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) on Tuesday who had fled from their homes, fearing that they would flunk their Class X board examination. They were missing since May 13. The trio has been identified as Araghar residents Suraj Rawat and Satya Prakash and Amit Rawat, resident of Nehru Colony.
They were handed over to the respective families, said Araghar police post in-charge Mahipal Singh Rawat.
Rawat said that all three students were studying in a private school, Race Course. Sohan Singh Rawat, resident of Araghar, had informed the police on May 15 that his son Suraj Rawat and his friend Satya Pradesh had been missing for the last two days.
They reached the school around 7 am on May 13 and this was the last they were seen. Rawat said that acting on the complaint, a team had been formed to search the missing students. Investigation revealed that one more student Amit Rawat had been missing from his home.
Police found their mobile phones switched off. However, tipped that the students were roaming around Shimla in Himachal Pradesh, policemen from Araghar rushed there and recovered three students from Durgapur (Thakur Restaurant), he added.