JEE Aspirant, 17, Who Went Missing From Kota Rescued From Kerala

A 17-year-old JEE aspirant in Rajasthan’s Kota who had been missing for five months was rescued from Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram, police said on Saturday. The boy from Bihar went missing after leaving his hostel room in October. He was recovered from Thiruvananthapuram’s Shivgiri area on Thursday and handed over to his parents after being counselled. Superintendent of Police (Kota City) Amrita Duhan said in a press note that the boy, who hails from Raghopur-Supaul in Bihar, had been preparing for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) in Kota and living in a hostel in the Vigyan Nagar area.