QR code wristbands help reunite two missing children at Medaram Maha Jatara

Telangana Police have urged devotees attending the Medaram Sammakka Saralamma Maha Jatara 2026 to make use of QR code wristbands being issued to children, as part of measures to prevent minors from getting separated from their families in the massive crowds.

Inspector General of Police, Multizone-2, S. Chandrasekhar Reddy said the facility has already proved effective, with two children, Ariyansh son of Muralikrishna and Milky daughter of Gunja Nagaraju, traced and reunited with their families within hours after they went missing.

The IGP said 11 special centres have been set up in coordination with TGSRTC on major pilgrim routes to distribute the QR code wristbands free of cost. The centres are located at Hanumakonda Hayagrivachari Grounds, Uppal and MGBS bus stations in Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Parkal, Peddapalli, Manthani, Eturnagaram and Kataram bus stations and at Warangal and Kazipet railway stations.

He explained that when a lost child is found, the QR code on the wristband can be scanned using a smartphone, which immediately displays the registered contact number, enabling the police or members of the public to inform the parents and ensure the child is safely reunited.

SIB IGP B. Sumathi said the system was developed in collaboration with Vodafone and appealed to the public and voluntary organisations to extend full cooperation to make the initiative a success.

She said Ariyansh, who had been issued a wristband at the Karimnagar bus station, and Milky, who received one at the Hanumakonda Hayagrivachari Grounds, were both traced swiftly using the QR system and reunited with their families.