Even as the Khordha Child Welfare Committee (CWC) on Saturday directed the Commissionerate police to trace wonder boy Budhia Singh (14), media reports revealed that Budhia and his mother are now holidaying in Tamil Nadu.
Budhia, who ran a record-breaking 65 km from Puri to Bhubaneswar in seven hours and two minutes in 2006 at the age of four and found a place in the limca Book of Records, is in news for not returning to the Government-run Sports Hostel which reopened after summer vacation last month.
In an interview to a regional TV channel, Budhia and his mother said they were now in Tamil Nadu for holidaying.
“We have left Bhubaneswar on June 25. First, we came to Mumbai. Now, we are in Tamil Nadu and will return Bhubaneswar in 10-15 days,” said Sukanti Singh
On Saturday, a day after the Sports and Youth Services Department stated that it has no idea about the wonder boy Budhia Singh, the CWC directed the Nayapalli police to trace the boy as soon as possible.
The CWC too served a notice to movie producer Subhamitra Sen asking him for a reply about Budhia in three days too. Sen is producing a film 'Budhia Singh - Born To Run' based on the life of Budhia.
last week, the CWC had served a notice to the Sports and Youth Services Department seeking a detailed report on Budhia’s alleged “missing” in three days.
“We have asked the police to trace Budhia. We have also served notice the movie producer asking him to make us know if he takes Budhia within three days,” said Khordha CWC Member Benudhar Senapati.
While Sports and Youth Services Secretary Saswat Mishra quoting the boy’s elder sister said Budhia and his mother are in Nayagarh, sources said the son-mother duo is in Mumbai for promotion of the film on Budhia.
The State Government has been paying for the wonder boy’s study, training and other facilities since he left his late coach Biranchi Das a decade ago.