The search for Nagole missing boys Varun Tej, 8, and Mahesh, 6, has expanded across Hyderabad’s eastern corridor after CCTV footage reportedly traced their movement from Nagole towards Uppal and possibly Ghatkesar. Four special teams led by L.B. Nagar ACP Raveender Reddy of the Malkajgiri Commissionerate are analysing camera footage and checking multiple locations.
The brothers, both primary school students, have been missing from their home in Road No. 3, Sai Ram Nagar, Nagole, for four days, according to the report. They are sons of Mogili Ravi and Sirisha and study at a government school in Nagole.
The boys reportedly went missing on Saturday morning after refusing to attend school. Their mother scolded them and seated them in an auto-rickshaw so they could be sent to school. She then went inside the house to collect their school bags. When she returned, the children were no longer there, according to the account carried by Deccan Chronicle.
The family searched the surrounding neighbourhood before informing Nagole police. Police then began examining CCTV footage from Sai Nagar in Nagole and nearby areas as part of the search operation.
According to the report, footage from a grocery shop showed the two boys buying chocolates. They were subsequently seen travelling towards Uppal. Another camera reportedly captured them crossing the road at Uppal Ring Road. Preliminary information available to the police suggested that the boys may have then moved from Uppal towards Ghatkesar.
The CCTV trail has given investigators a sequence of locations to examine, but the report does not establish the boys’ current whereabouts. The movement across several parts of the eastern Hyderabad region also places emphasis on checking public roads, commercial areas and other locations covered by surveillance cameras.
Four special teams are currently involved in the operation under the supervision of ACP Raveender Reddy. Their work includes analysing additional CCTV footage and conducting checks in different areas along the reported route from Nagole through Uppal towards Ghatkesar.
The case highlights the importance of rapid coordination between local police teams and the systematic review of surveillance footage when children go missing. In this instance, investigators have been using footage from neighbourhood streets, a grocery shop and the Uppal Ring Road to reconstruct the boys’ movements after they left home.
The search remains ongoing. Police teams are continuing to analyse CCTV footage and conduct checks across the areas identified during the investigation.
