A boy who had run away from his home in Kalka in Panchkula, Haryana, was taken into custody by the Railway Protection Force at the lalkuan railway station on finding him behaving suspiciously.
The boy has been handed over to the Kalka police.
Sources said a complaint about the boy having gone missing was lodged at the Kalka police station on May 12.
On Saturday morning during routine checks at the lalkuan police station, an RPF jawan spotted a boy moving about in a suspicious manner at the railway station. On being asked about his identity, the boy identified himself as 10-year-old Anil Kumar, resident of Bhaira village, Kalka, Haryana.
The RPF Sub Inspector Randeep Kumar contacted the Kalka police station to inquire about the boy and learnt that the boy had been reported missing since May 12. The boy was handed over to the Kalka police on Sunday after necessary paperwork. During questioning, the boy said that on the evening of May 11, he had travelled from Kalka to Ambala and travelled to various spots before reaching Moradabad and ending up at lalkuan railway station. His family members have thanked the RPF personnel for finding the runaway boy and reuniting him with his family.