Bhubaneswar, March 8 Two Class-7 students who had run away from their homes here to avoid the annual examinations were rescued from the house of a relative of one of them in Angul district, Odisha, the police said on Sunday.
The two girls had left their homes in the Maitri Vihar police station area for school around 10 am on Thursday, but did not return, the police said. They were rescued on Saturday.
The girls' parents had filed a missing report with the police after they failed to find their daughters despite a thorough search. The police had announced a reward of ₹25,000 for information leading to the rescue of the two girls.
"Using human intelligence and technical support, we rescued the two from Kishore Nagar in Angul district on Saturday," said Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Police Commissioner S Dev Datta Singh.
During the investigation, it was revealed that the annual examination for the girls was scheduled to begin on March 9. As both were weak in their studies, they had left home to avoid the examination, he said.
Both girls have been reunited with their parents after verification and legal formalities, the police officer said.