Boy kidnapped from Delhi and found in B'desh reunites with fml

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jun 30 2016 | 6:23 PM IST
Sonu, a 12-year-old boy who was kidnapped from outside his house in East Delhi in 2010 and taken to Bangladesh, was today brought back from Dhaka and reunited with his parents following intervention by External Affairs Ministry.
Sonu was found in a child rehabilitation centre in Jessore in Bangladesh and was handed over to the Indian High Commission in Dhaka three days back by the local authorities following a court order.
Immediately after arriving here, the boy, accompanied by his parents met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and thanked her for ensuring his return.
"From Geeta to Gurpreet, and now to Sonu! EAM @SushmaSwaraj welcomes the young boy Sonu home from Bangladesh," External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted along with photograph of Swaraj welcoming Sonu.
A man from Jessore had recently contacted Sonu's parents in India and given details of his whereabouts following which his family approached the Ministry of External Affairs for help.
"I have found my son and I am very happy now. I would like to thank Sushma Swaraj ji," Sonu's father Mehboob said.
Swaraj had personally instructed officials to reunite Sonu with his parents.
"Sonu, who was kidnapped from Delhi was found in a shelter home in Bangladesh. We matched the DNA with his mother. The test is positive," she had said on Tuesday.
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First Published: Jun 30 2016 | 6:23 PM IST

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