A villager of Gajapati district who had been missing for the last 35 years after going outside the State in his youth age to earn a living has finally come back home much to the happiness of his family members and co-villagers.
Gajapati Karji of Abarsingh village of Raigada block’s Talamunda gram panchayat was brought by efforts of a teacher, who had posted a video in the social media to bring back Gajapati home from Arunachal Pradesh. Seeing the video, Gajapati district Collector Anupam Shah talked to Gajapati’s brother Suku Bhuyan, sister Mangala Bhuyan and other family members. Later, Assistant Labour Officer and Gajapti’s nephew Mukunda reached Arunachal Pradesh and brought Gajapati back home on Friday.
On his return, Gajapati was lodged in an isolation centre and his sample was sent for Covid-19 test on Saturday. He would be allowed to go home after he tests negative for the virus. Villagers have thanked the district Collector for bringing Gajapati back home after 35 years.