The Bhoiwada police has successfully located a 15-year-old boy who had been missing for eight days. The teenager had disappeared after an altercation with his teacher at a tuition class, sparking a frantic search effort that spanned nearly a week
Mumbai: Missing 15-year-old boy found after 8 days in Dadar
The Bhoiwada police has successfully located a 15-year-old boy who had been missing for eight days. The teenager had disappeared after an altercation with his teacher at a tuition class, sparking a frantic search effort that spanned nearly a week.
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On September 26 the boy failed to return home from his tuition classes. Concerned, his 50-year-old father began making inquiries among the boy's friends and learned that he had attended classes from 3 pm to 4:30 pm but had left shortly afterward. As the hours turned into days with no sign of the teenager, the worried father reported his son's disappearance to the Bhoiwada police, leading to the registration of a kidnapping case under IPC section 363 on September 27.
Senior Inspector Subhash Borate of Bhoiwada Police Station formed a team led by Sub Inspector Sachin Borse to track down the missing child. The investigation began by scrutinizing CCTV footage near the location where the boy was last seen, and it was discovered that he had headed towards Dadar railway station.
"The boy had some cash amounting to Rs 3,000 - Rs 4,000 with him. Initially, we checked whether he had boarded any long-distance trains, but there were no sightings of him on those platforms. Believing that he was still in Mumbai, we deployed two teams to search railway stations and crowded locations, including Girgaum Chowpatty and Marine Drive," Senior Inspector Subhash Borate explained.
With each passing day, the pressure mounted on the police as they struggled to find any clues about the boy's whereabouts. They even began preparing to search hospitals and mortuaries for unidentified bodies, fearing the worst. However, a glimmer of hope emerged on October 2nd when the boy was spotted at Dadar railway station on the Western Line. This prompted an extensive review of CCTV footage between Dadar and Churchgate railway stations, revealing that the boy had been consistently travelling within that stretch from September 28 to October 2.
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"We collaborated with the Government Railway Police, who provided additional details and confirmed his movements. This gave us the confidence that the boy had not ventured beyond Dadar railway station," another officer added.
On October 4, police stations at every railway station were alerted to the situation. It was at Dadar railway station, where a heavy rush had developed due to a derailment near Mahalaxmi railway station, that the breakthrough occurred. Around 4:15 pm, the boy exited the station and was found waiting at the Swami Narayan temple at Dadar (E) by the police officers. He was promptly taken to the police station, and his parents were contacted and reunited with their son.
When questioned about his disappearance, the boy revealed that he had overwritten his unit test scores on his progress card and forged his mother's signature before submitting it to his teacher. When the teacher found it, she immediately informed his father and requested a meeting at the school. Scared, the boy had returned home, packed his backpack for tuition, and taken along some clothes and his piggy bank containing Rs 3,000 – Rs 4,000, the police official said.
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