Delhi: Parents of two missing young boys traced in UP with the assistance of Google, WhatsApp

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
File image for representation.In view of the rising cases of missing persons, a dedicated team of Anti Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) of
South East Delhi was constituted
The team traced the families of two missing children who hail from Amroha, Uttar Pradesh
On September 12, during a routine visit of observation homes in Delhi by dedicated team of AHTU for counselling of missing children, they
contacted two boys, one of whom was 12 and the other was 11 years old.The boys were emplaced as vagabonds at "Salam Balak Trust" in Tis
Hazari through Old Delhi Railway Station PS
During the course of inquiry with the trust administration, it stated that both the children came to them about 15 months ago
During systematic counselling sessions, the 12-year-old boy revealed that he lived in a slum dwelling near Jeevan Jyoti Hospital in UP's
Gajraula
The other boy said he lived in a village in Gajraula but failed to provide more details.As no other clue was available regarding their
addresses, officials sought help from Google and searched for Jeevan Jyoti Hospital in UP
One such hospital was located in Gajraula district in Amroha, UP
Immediately, a call was made to SHO Gajraula
He was provided with the details and pictures of both the boys but he failed to provide any help
Thereafter, many persons living in Gajraula were contacted through WhatsApp and hundreds of calls were made and the information of the
missing children was shared.Finally, on September 17, the family of the 12-year-old was traced in Gajraula and the family of the other boy
was found in Ganga Nagar village near Gajraula
They were identified by their families through video calling
Inquiry revealed that they met at a railway station and became friends
Their ardent interest to see Qutub Minar landed them at the Delhi Railway Station.