<h5>How did the boy go missing?</h5><p>Parinav, a class six student, went missing on January 21. This 12-year-old student of Deens Academy of Gunjur in Bengaluru had gone to Allen Coaching Institute in Whitefield, following which he disappeared.</p><p>Reportedly, he was caught copying in the class for which his parents were called. However, before the parents could reach the institute, Parinav had left and boarded a BMTC bus around 3:00 p.m.</p><p>He went to three cities in total. From Bengaluru, he first reached Mysuru, then Chennai and Hyderabad. He had ₹100 with him and sold a few Parker pens for ₹100 each for his expenses. A CCTV footage showed him trying to sell pens to potential customers.</p><p>Meanwhile, his worried parents took to social media and approached the police seeking help in locating him. Parinav managed to escape the cops trying to track him for three days, and by the time they reached the place where he was spotted on CCTV, he had already left.</p><h5>How was he traced?</h5><figure class="image"><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/the-bengaluru-boy-who-ran-away%2FParinav%202.jpg?alt=media&amp;token=9cf993b9-223f-4c85-8f54-5b44d2b3b984"><figcaption>Parinav on CCTV footage. Photo by Bangalore Metro Updates.</figcaption></figure><p>Social media played an essential role in tracing him. His pictures were widely circulated over social media by his family, who waited anxiously for any news of his whereabouts. The boy's mother had also posted a video urging him to return home.</p><p>The wait ended when a woman named Vandana, on a work trip to Hyderabad, saw Parinav at Hyderabad’s Nampally metro station. She matched his appearance with the pictures resembling him on her phone. The police then detained the boy at the Nampally metro station, where he finally reunited with his parents, who were very relieved and happy to find him.</p><h5>What do we learn from this article?</h5><p>We should never be afraid of sharing our mistakes with our parents. We must accept and learn from our mistakes. Most importantly, we should not go anywhere without informing our parents, or something terrible may happen. We should realise that our parents would be hugely stressed and sad if they can’t find us. Therefore, we need to act more thoughtfully and responsibly.</p><p>Tell us your thoughts in the comments.</p>

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