A Bollyhood movie Bajrangi Bhaijan sort of plot was staged on Wednesday in Sundergarh when a 15- year- old boy was handed over to his brother after a period eight years of his missing.
Sources said one Pradip Bariah (31), a resident of Telijor village under Talsara police station in Sundargarh, works as a soldier in 11 Bihar regiment. He was returning by Utkal Express train from Hazarika, Punjab to his home on August 15,
2007 to spend the vacation. When the train reached at Katni station in Madhya Pradesh, Pradip noticed a 7- year- old boy continuously crying. Pradip immediately called the boy near him and handed over some food to the boy. But after that, the boy did not leave Pradip and sat close to him. Pradip could come to know that the boy had been detached from his parents and thereafter he brought the boy with him to Sundargarh and on August 19, he had lodged report about this missing boy in Talsara police station and requested police to find out the address of the parents of the boy.
The boy told his name is Ganesh Yadav and nick name Gulu. He also told his mother’s name as Kusum, elder brother’s name Naresh. He said he belongs to Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh. Pradip took the boy to his own home in Telijor area in Sundargarh and had narrated about Gulu to his father Bhaskar and mother Basanti. Bhaskar. The family decided to bring the boy up. Pradip admitted Gulu in Telijor school by giving his own name as guardian. But during these eight years, Pradip had been thinking about the condition of fatherand mother of Gulu. Pradip had been in touch with Jabalpurfor getting the address of Gulu. Gulu is now 15 years of age.
During this period, Pradip had got married to one Sabita and both have now two daughters. While trying to search for
Gulu’s residence address at Jabalpur, Pradip had contacted recently Gorakhapur police station in Jabalpur through internet and had come to know one Naresh Yadav had lodged a missing report of his younger brother in this police station on August 17, 2007. When Pradip informed that Naresh’s younger brother Gulu is now with him, Gorakhapur police along with Naresh reached Sundargarh on Wednesday. Gulu identified his elder brother Naresh and it was decided that Gulu would go to his home in Jabalapur.
Naresh told that eight years ago, Gulu had been given Rs 5 to bring Kerosene from market but Gulu had spent the money and fearing that he would be beaten up at home, he did not return and sat in a
train. After searching for Gulu, when the family members could not trace him, Naresh had lodged FIR in Gorakhpur police station.
On Wednesday when Gulu prepared to go with his brother Naresh, there were tears in the eyes of Pradip, his father and mother and grandmother.