A 17-year-old boy, who had run away from his house in Bihar and come to Mumbai, was reunited with his family by an assistant sub-inspector attached with the LT Marg police station. Even though the boy was not forthcoming in giving his details,
the policeman went beyond the call of duty and gathered details about his family.
According to the police, two constables had on November 16, 2008 spotted a boy travelling on a cycle. They accosted him and made inquiries about his whereabouts. Since the boy did not give any satisfactory reply, he was taken to LT Marg police station.
“The boy told us that his name is Roshan Choudhary and is a resident of Naini in Allahabad. Since the boy was not wearing clean clothes, I bought him clothes and food. He then told us that he had stolen the cycle from Azad Maidan after which we sent him to Dongri remand home,” said assistant sub-inspector Shankar Patil.
Patil added that on making inquiries it was learnt that the name and address given by the boy were fake. “I used to visit the boy regularly in the remand home and tried to get details about his family. Since he was not co-operating, I requested some of his roommates to help me gather information about him. After a few visits, I learnt that the boy’s actual name was Rohan Rai (name changed),” said Patil.
The boy’s father Jairam is a school teacher in Darbhanga in Bihar and mother Poonam is a nurse. The policeman then informed the boy’s family about him. “After a few days, when I asked him why he came to Mumbai, Rohan said that his friends in Bihar told him that Mumbai is a very glamourous place and film personalities can be seen here regularly,” Patil said.
On November 7, he robbed some money from his house and boarded a train from Darbhanga. But instead of reaching Mumbai, Rohan reached Delhi, Patil said. “After spending a few days there, he again boarded a train from Delhi and reached CST station on November 15. The boy told the police that on reaching Mumbai, he stole a cycle from Azad Maidan and was caught by the police,” he added.
“His father Jairam visited Mumbai and I helped him stay in a lodge. I also bore expenses of his stay for eight days. On December 24, boy’s custody was given to his father,” said Patil, who had received around 82 rewards from the police department for his excellent service record.
