Bhubaneswar, Jan. 22 -- Four minor school students who had gone missing since Tuesday evening from Tinkbir village under Reamal police station limits in Deogarh district of Odisha were safely traced on Thursday morning, bringing relief to their families and villagers.

According to sources, the four minor students had returned home from school at around 4 pm on Wednesday and later went to the village playground to watch a local cricket match. However, they did not return home thereafter. When the children failed to come back even after a long wait, their family members began searching for them in and around the village.

As their whereabouts remained unknown, the families informed Reamal police, following which a search operation was laun...