Overview
- Police investigating a missing 17-year-old traced Karthik alias Ramu using mobile tower data and brought him to Madanayakanahalli station.
- During questioning he swallowed a lock-up key after he was warned he could face a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.
- Officers rushed him to a private hospital where doctors chose a non-surgical approach and kept him under observation.
- Medical staff fed him nearly 10 kilograms of bananas over three days until the key passed, with police guarding him throughout the hospital stay.
- He was discharged and returned to custody, police filed an attempt-to-commit-suicide case, and senior officers issued warnings as the search for the girl continues.