Mangaluru: The Shoranur railway police have traced the two pre-university students of a private college in Mangaluru who went missing from February 1.Palakkad Railway police speaking to NewsKarnataka, said that the girls have been kept under safe custody.

Mangaluru North Police have gone to Palakkad to bring back the girls.

A 16-year-old girl and her 17-year-old classmate both studying in first year PU (commerce) went missing on Monday. They attended the classes but did not return home. While one girl is a resident of Chilimbi, the other is from Surathkal.

More details awaited.