Three friends, all teenagers, from Uttan in Thane district have gone missing. The police have registered a kidnapping case against unidentified persons, an official said on Friday.
He said the boys, aged around 16, have been untraceable since Wednesday evening.
“The three children, who reside in the 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 commissioner.
An offense under Section 363 (kidnapping) of the Indian Penal Code was registered and a probe is underway, he said.