Thakurmunda, April 23: A man having mental disorder has returned home almost after 14 years in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district.
Sridhar Das, son of Abhimanyu Das, of Rugudibeda village under Thakurmunda police limits returned home on Monday, much to the jubilation of family members and local residents.
Sridhar was reported missing in 2010 and family members did not find him after frantic search.
The Sarpanch of Lehendala panchayat in Faridabad district of Haryana, Ajab Singh met Sridhar in October 2022. He took care of him being informed about his mental condition and gave him shelter at home. Later, Sridhar's mental health improved and he said his whereabouts to Singh.
Singh contacted Mayurbhanj SP over phone with a photo of Sridhar and Thakurmunda police contacted with family. However, his family members expressed their incapability to bring him from Haryana following which Singh brought Sridhar to Thakurmunda along with him on April 22.