A mentally challenged teenager from Kolkata was re-united with his parents through a television programme over two-and-a-half years after he had gone missing. The 13 year-old-boy was spotted by his family members while they were watching the news bulletin on 'Doordarshan Kolkata'. The family members spotted their son among the inmates of a home for mentally challenged persons, in Nadia district of West Bengal and immediately reached out for help. 

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13-year-old Mentally Challenged Teenager Goes Missing

Kartik Shaw, the father of the 13-year-old, immediately contacted the police for help after he spotted his child amongst the inmates of the mentally challenged home. The police were also swift with their action as they got in touch with Doordarshan channel to inquire about the location of the footage. It was then found that an employee of the State Sericulture Department, Moslem Munshi runs the home for mentally challenged at the Nakashipura area in Nadia district. Munshi confirmed that the boy was sent to 'Nirmal Hriday' by the District Child Welfare Committee around one-and-a-half-years ago where he was found recently. 

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Kartik Shaw had lodged a police complaint after his son had gone missing on February 10, 2017, from a field near his residence at Ahiritola in North Kolkata. However, the boy was rescued from Karimpur by the Nadia district administration last year and kept securely at a government home nearby. Munshi stated that the parents missed their child and could not hold back after seeing him. He said, "The parents of the boy contacted me, came to Nakashipara and met him on Sunday. They could not hold back their tears seeing the boy after such a long time." 

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Parent-Missing Son To Reunite Soon

The child will be handed over to his parents by the District Child Welfare Committee after completion of certain formalities at the office of the Child Welfare. 

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With PTI Inputs