Thane Crime: Three teenagers missing; kidnapping case filed

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Three friends, all of them teenagers, from Uttan in Thane district have gone missing. The police have registered a case of kidnapping against unidentified persons, an official said on Friday.

The boys, aged around 16, have been untraceable since Wednesday evening, he said.

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"The three children, who reside in Dhavgi locality of Uttan, had gone out to play, but did not return home. Their family members carried out a frantic search, but failed to find them. After that, they approached the police and lodged a missing report," said an officer from Uttan Sagari police station under Mira Bhayandar-Vasai Virar (MBVV) police commissionerate.

An offence under Section 363 (kidnapping) of the Indian Penal Code was registered and a probe is underway, he said.

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