Boy abducted from Delhi home 6 years ago reunited with family
June 30, 2016  15:19
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Abducted from outside his East Delhi house in 2010, Sonu has now been reunited with his family after a gap of six years.

He was handed over to the Indian High Commission in Dhaka by a court in Bangladesh's Barguna district without signing of a security bond of one lakh taka on humanitarian grounds.

Sonu, who was tricked and brought to Bangladesh from Delhi by two women in 2010, was rescued by a Bangladeshi citizen Jamal Ibn Musa, who put in great efforts to reunite him with his family.

"I am very happy. Finally, Sonu is getting reunited with his parents," the Daily Star quoted Musa as saying.

India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, in a series of tweets, thanked all who had looked after the young boy in Bangladesh.

"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," Swaraj tweeted.

"Indian High Commission in Dhaka has obtained Sonu's custody. He will reach Delhi on 30th June. I thank all those who looked after our young citizen in Bangladesh," she said.


Image: External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj with Sonu and his parents in New Delhi today.
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