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Indian boy traced in Bangladesh to be brought back to India: Sushma Swaraj

An Indian boy, Sonu, who went missing from Delhi six years ago and was traced in Bangladesh will be brought back to India on June 30, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj has said.

Updated on: Jun 28, 2016 10:31 PM IST
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An Indian boy, Sonu, who went missing from Delhi six years ago and was traced in Bangladesh will be brought back to India on June 30, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj has said.

External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj also thanked all those who looked after Sonu, now 12, in Bangladesh. (PTI file)
External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj also thanked all those who looked after Sonu, now 12, in Bangladesh. (PTI file)

“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,” Sushma tweeted.

“The Indian high commission in Dhaka has obtained Sonu’s custody. He will reach Delhi on 30th June,” she said in another tweet.

Swaraj also thanked all those who looked after Sonu, now 12, in Bangladesh and thanked a few journalists for bringing the matter to her notice on May 24.

Sonu, who was traced at Jessore in Bangladesh, was said to have gone missing from Delhi in 2010.

A senior official of the Indian high commission in Dhaka went to Jessore in May to meet Sonu on the directive of Sushma Swaraj.