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Drone helps police find missing boy in two hours in Kuppam area

Source: The Hindu · 23 Sep 2026, 13:29 UTC
Drone helps police find missing boy in two hours in Kuppam area
Image: The Hindu · original report

Police used a drone to trace a missing boy within two hours in Andhra Pradesh’s Kuppam constituency, The Hindu reported. The boy, from Nalagampalli village, had left home after his parents reportedly refused to give him a mobile phone. The report gave no further details.

Police traced a missing boy with the help of a drone within two hours in the Kuppam constituency, The Hindu reported. The boy was identified as a resident of Nalagampalli village in Gudupalle mandal. According to the available report, he left home after his parents reportedly refused to give him a mobile phone.

Police used a drone during the search and located him within two hours. The report did not say where the boy was found, whether he was injured or how he was reunited with his family. It also did not provide his age, explain when he left home or identify the police unit that conducted the search.

The incident illustrates the role of aerial equipment in the response to the missing-person report, but no further details about the operation, the drone or any follow-up action were included in the supplied material.

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