Sangrur, Aug. 14 -- Two kids of Longowal village, who got late while heading towards their school on Wednesday morning and feared that they would be scolded, ran away before being found 44 km away in Lehragaga in late afternoon hours, police said.

Police officials said they got a tip-off from someone regarding the children. Both kids, aged 11 and 12, are students of the government primary school in Longowal.

Deputy superintendent of police Deepinderpal Singh said the boys were late for school so they chose to run away. They first took a lift to Sunam and then boarded a bus to Lehra. "Initially, the boys were not able to give a satisfactory response. During further questioning, they admitted that they fled because they were getting late ...