India News | Boy Missing from Delhi Juvenile Home Traced After 2 Years

New Delhi, Jan 30 (PTI) A boy missing for two years from a children's home in Delhi has been traced by the Delhi Police, an officer said on Thursday.

The Delhi Police had announced a Rs 20,000 reward for any information leading to his whereabouts, he said.

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The child, then 16, went missing on August 19, 2022, along with another boy from an NGO-run children's home. Despite extensive searches, no clues were found.

Investigators scoured railway stations, bus stands, construction sites, and hotels, believing the missing boy -- now an adult -- could be anywhere in the city.

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Police said that on Wednesday a tip-off about a boy matching the description working at a hotel was received. The team tracked him to a house in Dakshinpuri, Delhi.

During questioning, the boy revealed that he was initially found homeless in Kolkata and placed in a Delhi children's home in 2018.

A family had claimed he was their missing child, but a biological test ruled out the match.

Later, he and another boy voluntarily left the home and separated. Afraid he might be punished for breaking the rules, he went into hiding.

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