Koppa: A man from Kumbragodu village in Koppa taluk has finally reunited with his son after a gap of seven long years, following efforts by him and the local police.

The man, Manjunath, had been separated from his wife Shobha several years ago after a family dispute. The couple had twin boys. Following their separation, Shobha reportedly took one of the sons, who was just five years old at the time, and left him with another family in the taluk. She then went missing, and her whereabouts remained unknown.

Manjunath had been searching for his wife and son all these years, but without success. Recently, he received information that his son was staying with a couple in the Koppa area. Hoping to see him, Manjunath went to their house. But things took a wrong turn, locals mistook him for a kidnapper, thrashed him, and handed him over to the police.

Manjunath then filed a complaint with the Jayapura Police Station. Based on his complaint, the police started investigating the matter and found that the child in question was indeed his son. The boy was studying in Class 5 at a local school.

Police then produced the child before the District Child Welfare Committee. After following due procedures, the boy was officially handed over to Manjunath.

Assistant Sub-inspector Ravikumar along with police personnel Kalavathi, Nagaraj, and Sathish were part of the team that worked on this case.

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Beijing (PTI): Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump had an in-depth exchange of views on major issues concerning the two countries and the world, and reached a series of new common understandings, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Friday.

Xi and Trump, who is on a three-day visit to China, met twice on Thursday and discussed a range of bilateral and global issues.

Trump is due to leave on Friday after a luncheon meeting with Xi.

Summing up the outcomes of Trump’s visit to Beijing, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said the two presidents had an in-depth exchange of views on major issues concerning the two countries and the world and reached a series of new common understandings.

They agreed on a new vision of building a constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability to provide strategic guidance for bilateral relations over the next three years and beyond.

The two presidents also agreed to promote the steady, sound and sustainable development of China-US relations, and bring more peace, prosperity and progress to the world, said a statement by the ministry’s spokesperson.

Trump visited China at the invitation of Xi.

The two presidents are meeting in person again for the first time since their Busan meeting last October, and it is the first visit to China by a US president in nine years, the statement said.

On Thursday, President Xi held a welcome ceremony and a banquet for Trump, held talks and visited the Temple of Heaven with him.