A man who had been missing from Jajpur district three years ago was reunited with his family on Thursday. He was identified as Bikram Dalai, a resident of Marutikara village in Khumbhiragadia GP in Jajpur district.
Dalai had been missing from his village since three years. He was working as a daily wager in Sidlaghatta in Bangalore in Karnataka.
Dalai came in contact with an Odia CRPF jawan in Bangalore and later through the jawan he came in contact with Red Cross lifetime member Tarini Kumar Patnaik. Further, Patnaik contacted the Indian Red Cross Society, Odisha State branch.
Finally, the Indian Red Cross Society, Odisha State branch through its family news service reached its counterpart in Bangalore and rescued Dalai.
later, he was brought to Odisha; and on Thursday, he was reunited with his family in the Indian Red Cross Society Odisha State branch office in the presence of Indian Red Cross Society State branch honoorary joint secretary Major Kalpana Dash and Red Cross lifetime member Tarini Kumar Patnaik.
Higher Education Department Deputy Secretary Dr Upendra Nath Sahu and Additional Secretary Prasant Kumar Das attended the reunion programme and lauded the work of the Red Cross.