2 min readKolkataMay 3, 2026 03:29 PM IST
The West Bengal Police recently tracked down four minor girls from Kolkata in Delhi who left their homes without informing their families to apparently watch a concert of K-Pop band BTS in Seoul, South Korea.
According to the police, these four students (all in Class 9 and aged 15), left home on April 21 wearing their school uniforms. When they did not arrive at school, officials informed their parents. News of the missing students caused a stir in the area, and a police complaint was immediately filed.
According to police sources, the students intended to go to Seoul via Delhi. Collectively, the four had only Rs 16,000. The police scanned CCTV footage from Howrah Station, which confirmed they had traveled to Delhi. Upon reaching Delhi, the students checked into a budget hotel. However, a few days later, when their money began to run out and exhaustion set in, they called their friends. Based on this digital footprint, the police were successful in tracking them.
A special team from the Bidhannagar police commissionerate established coordination with the Delhi Police and the GRP. On April 25, these students were intercepted at the Old Delhi Railway Station. Following this, the police team brought them back safely to Kolkata on April 29.
A police officer stated that the students had a “deep fascination” with their favourite music band. Currently, they are receiving counseling to help them recover from this mental state.
In September 2023, three teenage girls (aged 15 to 17) from Murshidabad were rescued from Shalimar station in Howrah. Similar to the recent case, they left home under the pretext of attending a school program, but instead traveled to Kolkata with the intent of reaching Seoul to meet BTS.
While primarily a Korean pop group, BTS’s music spans a wide range of genres, including hip-hop, rhythm and blues, and electronic dance music. The group consists of seven members: RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook.
