The Kukatpally police, investigating the case, alerted their counterparts in Andhra Pradesh to track down the girls and ensure their safe custody. It is reported that the police successfully rescued them. The Class VIII students from Vivekananda Nagar attended school during the day but did not return home afterward.
Police personnel and local youth put in a brave effort to save a man, who was stranded in a stream near Tekmal for more than an hour. Ramavath Nandu (35) of Shabad village was crossing the rivulet when he got swept away.
