Mangaluru: Three PU girl students of a private college in Mangaluru reportedly escaped from their hostel early Wednesday, prompting police to scan CCTV footage and alert other districts about the missing students.

According to police, two of the missing girls are from Bengaluru and the third is from Chitradurga. Police probing the case suspect it is a well-planned move by the girls as they had cut off the window rails- possibly with a hacksaw- to make good their escape from the hostel.

The hostel is well guarded with CCTV cameras installed. The footage shows the girls jumping the compound wall carrying bags and walking away confidently. An officer said they may have travelled towards Andrapradesh.

Police have informed the girls’ families. Mangaluru City police commissioner N Shashi Kumar said details of the girls have been shared with all police stations and added that they probably do not have mobile phones with them.