Finished / alvi faiz.siddiqui@timegroup.com Kanpur: Emotions ran high in the village of Pachokhar in the Banda District when Bahadur Ram (45), who had been lost since 2009, returned home on Thursday after spending 12 years in Pakistan.
Family members and locals flocked around Bahadur Ram when he came out of the vehicle.
His mother Kusuma and Pastor Gilla were the first to hug him.
His sister Rani, who arrived from her in-laws, with ‘Rakhi’, was also very happy.
“I have tied Rakhi to my brother right after 12 years.
For years I was very waiting for him,” Rani said.
“The return is not less than Kewali or Holi for us”, he added according to the police, Bahadur Ram, a native of Pachokhar Banda Village in the city of Tindu, who suffered several psychological disorders, illegally crossed to Pakistan and was arrested for suspicion that he was a spy India.
He was released by Pakistani authorities on August 30.
After being handed over to the Punjab authorities, he arrived in his home village Pachokhar on Thursday, a senior district official said.
Naib Tehsildar Baberu Abhinav Tiwari and the Atarra Police Office Sub Inspector Sudhir Chaurasia accompanied Ram Bahadur to his village.
Speaking to the media, his family members thank the officials and the government to bring him back to India.
His brother Maiku told reporters that after Ram Bahadur was lost in 2009, they filed a complaint at the local police station.
“The case was registered in this matter and this effort was also made to track it.
Then, my family knew in January 2021 that Bahadur Ram had been detained in Pakistan, he said.” We searched him, but could not find it.
We suspect that he might have died because of several accidents.
We were surprised when we learned that he reached Pakistan, and was imprisoned there, “said Maiku further.