<p>Bengaluru: A 12-year-old boy has been reported missing in Whitefield since Sunday, prompting the police to initiate a thorough search with multiple teams.</p>.<p>The boy went missing on Sunday afternoon following his return from a tutoring session. Well-placed police sources revealed that there was an issue concerning the boy in his class and his parents had been informed about it.</p>.<p>"Before his mother arrived, he was captured on CCTV near the Marathahalli bridge, boarding a BMTC bus,” a senior officer said. Police personnel are constantly monitoring several CCTV cameras and three to four teams have been formed to trace the boy, the officer added. </p>.Funding bonanza unlikely for BBMP in forthcoming state budget.<p>The footage showed him wearing a yellow T-shirt, dark trousers, and carrying a backpack. “He does not have a mobile phone or cash and so he did not reach out to anyone. Efforts are on to trace him,” the officer said.</p>.<p>A case has been registered at the Whitefield police station under IPC Section 363 (punishment for kidnapping).</p>.<p>“As per the Supreme Court guidelines, a case of kidnapping is registered when a minor goes missing,” an official said. “However, so far the investigation has found no signs of abduction.”</p>
<p>Bengaluru: A 12-year-old boy has been reported missing in Whitefield since Sunday, prompting the police to initiate a thorough search with multiple teams.</p>.<p>The boy went missing on Sunday afternoon following his return from a tutoring session. Well-placed police sources revealed that there was an issue concerning the boy in his class and his parents had been informed about it.</p>.<p>"Before his mother arrived, he was captured on CCTV near the Marathahalli bridge, boarding a BMTC bus,” a senior officer said. Police personnel are constantly monitoring several CCTV cameras and three to four teams have been formed to trace the boy, the officer added. </p>.Funding bonanza unlikely for BBMP in forthcoming state budget.<p>The footage showed him wearing a yellow T-shirt, dark trousers, and carrying a backpack. “He does not have a mobile phone or cash and so he did not reach out to anyone. Efforts are on to trace him,” the officer said.</p>.<p>A case has been registered at the Whitefield police station under IPC Section 363 (punishment for kidnapping).</p>.<p>“As per the Supreme Court guidelines, a case of kidnapping is registered when a minor goes missing,” an official said. “However, so far the investigation has found no signs of abduction.”</p>