An 81-year-old man suffering from amnesia was reunited with her family in area on Tuesday.
The octogenarian has been identified as Hariram Sharma, a resident of Pandav Nagar area.
According to Sanjay Bhatia, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Central district, a police control room (PCR) call regarding an old man, who is unable to tell his home address, roaming around in Patel Nagar was received on July 19 following which a police team was dispatched for the spot.
“When police team reached the spot, the caller told police that one old person was wandering in the street and stray dogs were barking at him so he made call to the police. The old man, Hariram due to old age was incoherent and unable to recall his house address,” said the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP).
“On persistent examination, he stated that he lives in DTC Colony. Thereafter, a police team along with senior citizen went to DTC colony, Ranjeet Nagar and made search for his house but the address could not be traced,” said the DCP.
“Thereafter, the police team took the old person to Pandav Nagar area and inquired from rickshaw pullers and persons sleeping at taxi stands. One rickshaw puller identified the old person as Panditji and took the police team to his house in Pandav Nagar. The senior citizen was reunited with his family members,” the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) added.