Chennai:
By no means of their wildest goals, three faculty ladies of a village, tucked away in a sleepy area of Karur district had imagined that their ardour for music and dance would in the future goad them to take the trail unknown; of trying to journey to a international nation with little cash and with out passports.
Passionate followers of BTS, the massively well-liked Korean pop band, the ladies, all aged 13 and college students of Class 8 in a state-run faculty, determined to go all the best way to Seoul, the South Korean capital, to fulfill their cherished stars.
“They took a firm decision to somehow meet the BTS stars and shortlisted the seaports of Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu and Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh to take a ship to South Korea and they eventually chose Visakhapatnam,” a Little one Welfare Committee official informed PTI.
The women quietly stepped out of their houses on January 4 and reached Chennai after taking a prepare from Erode, which is close to Karur.
Because the ladies didn’t return residence, their mother and father lodged a grievance with Karur police, who alerted authorities state-wide and started searches.
Although the youngsters collectively had nearly Rs 14,000 with them, their financial savings, they naively believed that they may nonetheless make it. After a lot issue, they obtained a room in a Chennai resort on Thursday evening and had been beneath the impression that they may take a ship to Seoul with out passports.
On Friday, their determined makes an attempt to go forward dragged them from pillar to publish and so they misplaced all power. Left with no alternative, they boarded a prepare from Chennai to succeed in their houses.
“At Katpadi railway station, when they got down at mid night to buy food, they missed the train. Police personnel spoke to the children and Child Line authorities and we were alerted,” P Vedanayagam, head of Vellore District Little one Welfare Committee mentioned.
They had been accommodated in a state-run facility in Vellore district and their mother and father had been summoned and counselling classes had been held for the youngsters and their mother and father.
“We learnt that the girls knew the minutest details about the BTS band and the stars, the way they dressed and what not; they had bought shoes similar to the ones used by the pop band stars.” The BTS stars had been their inspiration and unhindered entry to smartphones led to obsession. “It was very clear to us that they yearned for a life of dance and music.” Nevertheless, their resolution ‘to go overseas’ to chase their goals was a horrible mistake and this was conveyed to them politely.
The official mentioned the youngsters had been inspired to focus solely on research which might assist them realise their goals, no matter it might be.
“We told the children about the importance of education and its value and advised the parents to keep an eye on what their children do.” The kids had been informed that smartphones and the web, although helpful in on a regular basis life, ought to be utilised primarily for training associated functions.
“The family background of the children too cannot be ignored. In the case of one girl, it was a single parent. Another girl’s father is mentally challenged. The mothers of these girls work as farm labourers. They have little or no time to monitor what their children do and what they want.” The mother and father had been requested to make appropriate preparations to maintain their kids to make sure that they get help and steerage. After counselling, the youngsters had been despatched to their residence district with their mother and father and so they took a prepare on January 6 evening.
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