In a twist to the story of Asansol's 12-year-old boy’s separation from his parents at the Rourkela railway station, the child’s lie has come to the fore.
During counseling, he admitted that since his parents had rebuked him, he had left his home and had boarded a train and after getting down at Rourkela railway station, he had felt helpless.
The Child Line authorities are trying to locate the parents of the child to hand him over to them. The child is still in Disha shelter house.
The child identified as Bonti had been rescued at the Rourkela railway station on Tuesday evening after he got down from the Geetanjali Express to collect water. He cried at the station claiming to have got separated from his parents.
When the Child Line officials asked details about his parents and his address, Bonti told his father’s name is Sambhu Bhuian and mother’s name is Lalita Bhuian and their address is Kali Pahari, Asansol, West Bengal. As per the narration of Banti, Child Line officials had informed media about Banti's separation from his parents.
Meanwhile, Bonti confessed before them that he had lied and told that he in fact had left his home on Monday night since his parents had scolded him.
He told that after leaving home, he had gone to a railway station at Kala Pahari nearby his house and had boarded a train.
He further admitted that on Tuesday wee hours, after getting down from train at Rourkela railway station, he was feeling very hungry and was also feeling lonely. Thereafter he had started weeping.
Child Line officials are now assuming, Banti might have boarded a local train from Kala Pahari to Khargpur station and thereafter, he might have boarded another train towards Rourkela from Kharagpur.
After the councelling of Bonti, Child Line officials showed him photo of Kali Pahari station on google which he identified. Child Line, Asansol office is trying to locate the house and parents of Bonti.