Title: Bengaluru Boy Found Safe in Hyderabad After Disappearance, Social Media Plays Crucial Role (Image of a smiling Parinav reunited with his parents)

Twelve-year-old Parinav, of Deens Academy, Gunjur Branch, went missing on January 21. He never came back to his coaching center in Whitefield, Bengaluru, and has always remained one step ahead of the police.

He had already left the location when the cops used CCTV video to hunt him down. Ironically, they came to a dead stop at Bengaluru's central hub, the Majestic bus terminal, which links the city to every other part of the state and beyond.

Social media became involved at this point. While a small number of individuals offered to see Majestic in person, the most chose to share the boy's posters online, which is what they do best.

Thanks to the extensively shared photos, this morning a resident of Bengaluru visiting Hyderabad saw a kid who looked like the photos on her phone at the same metro station as her and approached him. To the delight of his loved ones, friends, and everyone who followed the story and shared it on social media, the child revealed his identify and was taken into custody at Hyderabad's Nampally metro station.

"We are unaware of the precise circumstances surrounding his arrival there. We're heading to Hyderabad right now to get him; we'll let you know as we get further information. But I really want to express my gratitude to every anonymous person who assisted us in locating my baby. Sukesh, Parinav's father and a Whitefield software engineer, said, "The person in Hyderabad would never have thought to stop a youngster and inquire, if his photo hadn't been plastered all over.

The mother of Parinav, who had previously shared a video on social media pleading with him to come home, has now uploaded another one in which she expresses gratitude to everyone who assisted them in locating the youngster, a class 6 student who has been turned over to the Nampally railway officials.