India
-Krishna Kripa
In
a
heartwarming
incident,
the
Railway
Protection
Force
(RPF)
has
successfully
reunited
a
20-year-old
intellectually-challenged
man
with
his
family
in
Bihar,
nearly
a
year
after
he
went
missing.
Arjun
Kumar,
who
had
been
presumed
dead
by
his
family,
was
found
begging
near
the
Kalyan
railway
station
in
Thane
district,
close
to
Mumbai.
The
family,
having
lost
all
hope,
had
conducted
his
last
rites
in
February
2024
after
he
disappeared
in
August
2023.
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Senior
Divisional
Security
Commissioner
of
RPF
Mumbai,
Rishi
Kumar
Shukla,
was
alerted
about
a
young
man
loitering
near
the
Kalyan
station.
Following
this
tip-off,
RPF
officials
were
dispatched
to
locate
him.
Despite
his
initial
inability
to
communicate
effectively
about
his
origins
or
family
due
to
his
condition,
Arjun
managed
to
convey
his
name.
“He
was
very
weak
after
days
of
begging,” said
Rakesh
Kumar,
a
senior
RPF
official
involved
in
the
rescue
operation.
The
team
took
it
upon
themselves
to
ensure
Arjun
was
well-fed
and
cared
for,
which
eventually
led
to
a
breakthrough.
By
piecing
together
clues
from
Arjun’s
dialect,
the
RPF
deduced
he
might
be
from
Patna
district
and
initiated
contact
with
several
police
stations
there
through
social
media
and
other
channels.
Their
efforts
were
rewarded
when
Dulhin
Bazar
police
station
confirmed
Arjun’s
identity
and
provided
his
family’s
details.
Arjun’s
father,
Ganhori
Das,
a
security
guard
working
in
Baddi,
Himachal
Pradesh,
was
contacted
by
the
police.
The
reunion
that
followed
on
Thursday
was
described
as
an
emotional
moment
for
both
Arjun
and
his
family,
who
had
resigned
themselves
to
the
belief
that
they
had
lost
him
forever.
This
incident
not
only
highlights
the
relentless
efforts
of
the
RPF
in
safeguarding
individuals
but
also
showcases
the
power
of
community
and
technology
in
bridging
gaps
between
lost
individuals
and
their
families.
The
successful
reunion
of
Arjun
Kumar
with
his
family
underscores
the
critical
role
played
by
law
enforcement
agencies
in
extending
their
duties
beyond
crime
prevention
to
include
humanitarian
acts
that
make
a
significant
difference
in
people’s
lives.
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