The girls decided to leave their homes as they were disappointed with the low marks they scored in exams and were not interested in continuing their studies, they said. Mangaluru North police team has left for Shoranur to bring back the girls who had disappeared after attending classes on Monday last, police said.
The city police commissioner M Chandra Sekhar had formeda special team to locate the students.
The parents of the girls registered a missing complaint with the Mangaluru north police station the same evening.
Both the students were studying commerce.
Photos of the girls were published in the social media seeking the co-operation of the public in the search.