{
  "id": 1964975,
  "title": "Bengaluru: 14-year-old boy goes missing from Government Boys’ home",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/bengaluru-14-year-old-boy-goes-missing-from-government-boys-home",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T15:51:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/14-year-old-boy-goes-missing-from-government-boys-home/article71365395.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 14-year-old boy from Uttar Pradesh has gone missing from the Government Boys' Home in Bengaluru. The incident occurred on August 16 around 7:30 p.m., when security personnel noticed the minor had gone near a sink in front of the institution's kitchen. The boy had escaped from the premises after being admitted to the institution by the Child Welfare Committee-1 under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. The Siddapura police are leading the search efforts to locate the missing child. The boy's previous escape from his home was traced and resolved by a Bengaluru-based NGO. He was later placed at the Government Boys' Home under the child-care system. This event follows a similar incident three months ago, where another boy from Bihar escaped from the facility and was later traced by the police. In November 2023, four teenagers from Assam also escaped from the Government Boys' Home, but were found and rescued more than a month later by child helpline personnel.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "14-year-old boy from Uttar Pradesh missing from Government Boys Home in Bengaluru.",
    "Incident occurred on August 16 around 7:30 p.m. near kitchen sink.",
    "Siddapura police leading search efforts for the missing child."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}