Mumbai, November 11: A 17-year-old boy from Navi Mumbai has been missing since November 7 after leaving his home following an argument with his mother over going bald. The Navi Mumbai police have launched a search operation to find the teenager who has been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Police officials said that the teenager walked out of his house after he had an argument with his mother over his decision to go bald. Since then, he has not returned home.

During the preliminary investigation, cops learned that on November 7, the day he went missing, the teenager had shaved his head from a local barber. His mother, who was surprised to see him bald, questioned him for shaving his head, which led to an argument between the two. She said that her son told her that he wanted to be involved in the Hare Rama Hare Krishna mission. Navi Mumbai: Drunk Driver Loses Control, Runs Over Pedestrians in Sanpada, Injuring Bystanders (Watch Video).

However, the teenager who was irked left his home and did not return since then. The teenager's mother also told cops that her son left home barefoot and without any money. Cops also found that the teenager was allegedly bullied in school and even struggled in studies after he was diagnosed with ADHD. His father told police that his son was ridiculed and bullied at school, but the teachers failed to address the same.

The teenager's father also said that his son took to spirituality as he was an introvert. "He was keen on visiting Vrindavan. I eventually got him to visit Kharghar-based ISKCON [temple] instead," he added. After the teenager went missing, the parents approached the Belapur police, who have registered a kidnapping case against unknown persons. 13-year-old Girl Raped in Navi Mumbai Orphanage; Four Booked

The police also scanned CCTV footage of the area after the boy went missing on November 7. They said that the CCTV recording showed the boy walking barefoot towards Belpada. Meanwhile, the teenager's family has put up missing posters across the city to find him.

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