Missing NRI traced to Mumbai suburb, reunited with kin after 12 days
Mumbai (PTI): A 69-year-old Non-Resident Indian, who went missing from Mumbai international airport, has been traced to a suburb and reunited with his daughter after 12 days with the help of two alert citizens, police said on Monday.
The NRI, Dharmalingam Pillai, who has been suffering from memory loss and lives in South Africa, went missing on January 30 a few hours before he and his daughter were scheduled to take a flight from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport here to Durban, they said.
Pillai, who is a retired clerk, and his daughter, working on a senior position in the field of logistics, had come to India to visit their roots on the occasion of his birthday. His grandfather had gone to South Africa and since then the family was settled in Durban, an official said.
A missing person's report was registered at Sahar police station on January 31 following which around 7,000 handbills and posters carrying Pillai's picture and other information were printed and circulated in the city with the help of his daughter and the office of the South African Consulate General in Mumbai, he said.
The city police also shared information about Pillai on social media platforms, he said.
A number of police teams were formed for a probe into the case and they examined the CCTV footage of various locations to search for Pillai, the official said.
Two citizens, who were aware about the missing NRI through social media and news articles, on Sunday spotted Pillai wandering on 14th Road in suburban Khar. They enquired with him and then informed the police control room, he said.
A team was rushed there and the information was also shared with Pillai's daughter.
Pillai was then brought to the Sahar police station and reunited with his daughter on Sunday evening, the official said.
"It was an emotional moment for everyone," he said.
"The awareness among Mumbaikars helped in tracing Pillai and this is an example of police and citizens working together," the official said, adding it was a challenging task to search for a person, who has memory loss issue, amid the huge city population.
Teams comprising senior police inspector Sanjay Gowilkar and sub-inspectors Sushant Bavachkar and Sunil Vagre were involved in tracing the NRI.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
KKR defeat LSG via Super Over
Lucknow (PTI): Kolkata Knight Riders edged Lucknow Super Giants via Super Overs in a battle between two bottom-placed teams in the IPL, here on Sunday.
Chasing a modest 156, LSG suffered a batting collapse and managed to tie the contest and take it to Super Over with No. 9 Mohammed Shami striking a last-ball six against a wayward Kartik Tyagi, who leaked 16 runs in the final over.
But Sunil Narine bowled a stunning Super Over conceding just one run and taking two wickets to give KKR an easy target.
Rinku Singh then finished the chase with a boundary off first ball from Prince Yadav.
Earlier the KKR were in deep trouble with 93/7 in 15 overs but Rinku smashed a sensational 83 not out from 51 balls including four sixes in a row in the final over to lift them to 155/7.
Cameron Green (34) was the only other batter to reach double-digit scores as KKR suffered a familiar batting meltdown with Mohsin taking his maiden fifer.
In reply, LSG continued their dismal show with the bat to succumb to their fifth loss in a row.
Brief Scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders 155/7; 20 overs (Rinku Singh 83 not out, Cameron Green 34; Mohsin Khan 5/23). Lucknow Super Giants 155/8; 20 overs (Rishabh Pant 42). KKR won via Super Over.
