Coimbatore: Two boys from a children’s home have been missing since Saturday when they had gone to their school at Gandhi Maa Nagar in the city.The city police have formed a special team to trace the whereabouts of the boys and sent their photographs to all police stations across the state to help in their search.The missing boys have been identified as R Santhoshkumar, 14, of Tirupur, and M Jagadeesh, 13, of Namakkal district. The two were admitted to the Aravanaikkum Anbu Illam at Gandhi Maa Nagar a few months ago and they were students of the government higher secondary school in the same locality.On Saturday morning, the two left for the school from the children’s home, but did not return. The home management approached the school teachers and came to know that the duo hadn’t attended any class, though they were found inside the school campus.The home management lodged a complaint with the Peelamedu (law & order) police, who registered a missing case and formed a special team. Police have also informed the parents of the boys about the development.According to police, Jagadeesh had called up his parents 15 days ago and told them that he was not interested in continuing in the children’s home. However, his parents convinced him to stay at the home.“We have formed a special team to trace the two. Their photographs have been sent to all the police stations across the state. We have been collecting footages from CCTVs installed at railway junctions and bus stands,” said V Selvaraj, inspector of police, Peelamedu police station.

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