Pedalling along tracks to trace his missing son
AGRA: Satish Chandra, 42, of Hathras has been cycling along train tracks, going as far as Delhi, Jhansi, Kanpur and Beena, in quest of his 11-year-old son Godna, who went missing five months ago.
Chandra has travelled about 2,000 kilometres so far with a photo of his missing ward.
Now, taking note of his plight, ADG Agra zone has taken up the matter with the Hathras police and consequently, efforts to trace the missing boy have been revived.
Satish Chandra is a resident of Dwarkapur village in Hathras. On June 24 this year, his son Godna, who was not mentally stable and had speech problem as well, went missing. He was last seen near Madrak railway station in Hathras. Chandra lodged a police complaint but the cops failed to trace the boy.
Believing that his son had boarded a train to some unknown destination, Chandra began pedaling along train tracks, showing the photo of his son to passengers. “Satish Chandra was in Etmadpur town here on Saturday and someone told him to contact me. I tweeted his problem and placed the complaint on the chief minister’s portal. Fortunately, ADG Agra Zone Ajay Anand has taken up matter with Hathras police ,” said Naresh Paras, a known social activist working for homeless kids in the region. .
SP Hathras Susheel Ghule met Satish Chandra on Sunday to know about the issue. “Satish Chandra, father of the missing boy, was contacted today. Police teams have been constituted to search for the boy. The help of social media is also being taken. A police team would soon leave for Bharatpur where it is learnt that a voluntary organisation ‘Apna Ghar’ provides shelter to such mentally challenged kids,” said Ghule.