SS Rajamouli’s masterpiece Baahubali 2 isn’t done with making headlines already, it seems. If the industry’s contemporaries weren’t enough, the film is now giving the men in khaki, some sleepless nights.

The Jaipur police had an adventurous stint when they were on their toes all Wednesday night in search of three missing children, to be more precise, three ‘movie frenzied’ kids.

Imagine, three little children, gone missing on a Wednesday night, how daunting is that?

 “We received information on Wednesday evening that three children, aged between 8 and 13 had gone missing from Shakti Nagar. Two of the kids were brothers and the third was one of their friends,” Guru Datt Saini, sub-inspector, Jhotwara police station, Jaipur, told Hindustan Times. 

An enormous search operation was conducted which led the Jaipur police officials scrubbing various parts of the city,

 “We searched many areas of the city as it was a very serious matter. We used our network of informants and several vehicles were patrolling different areas through the whole night,” Saini was quoted as saying by Hindustan Times.

 “We consistently coordinated with the different search parties. The station house officer himself led the operation,” Assistant Commissioner of police (Jhotwara) Aas Mohammed told Hindustan Times.The operation was being monitored right at the top level and the officials had braced for all types of contingencies.

The missing children were finally found in a temple near Jothwara. The police were relieved and was ready to hear some grim or spooky anecdote from them but what was delivered with a tale that left them with open mouths.

The children weren’t abducted or were lost, in fact, they had gone to watch the billion-crore saga Baahubali 2: The Conclusion. They were so eager to know why Katappa killed Bahubali that lost in the anticipation, they probably forgot to inform their parents. And we don’t blame them. Such is the magic of the groundbreaking film.

“They told us that they went to a nearby mall to watch Baahubali 2. But they couldn’t get the tickets and weren’t able to watch the movie. Following that they were worried that they were late and in fear of being scolded in their home, further strayed away and lost their way,” Mohammed told Hindustan Times. 

The police said that all three of the children have been sent to their family members.

“The children are safe, and we have dropped them at their homes…I haven’t slept for the entire night and will rest now. Please contact the police station for more details about the case,” Gur Bhupendra Singh, station house officer, Jhotwara told Hindustan Times, sounding visibly weary.