Lost kid cycles his way to police station

Mumbai: The normally tense atmosphere at the Mira Road police station lightened for a few hours, as a bubbly five-year-old boy who was lost, made his way into the police station and into the hearts of the on-duty cops. The police managed to trace his parents and handed over his custody to them, but not before gifting him the scooter as promised.

Identified as-Arshan Khan, the child had apparently lost his way while playing near his home in the Sheetal Nagar area of Mira Road on Monday afternoon. None of the passer-by’s, nor the motorists who zoomed past him cared to stop and take the child to safety. Luckily for the child, police sub inspector-Shailjeet Kasture who was returning home after completing his 12-hour shift, spotted him unaccompanied and crying ceaselessly, near the Don Bosco School.

Extremely nervous and scared to talk, the child did not open up and failed to provide any clues about his address, prompting Mr Kasture to take him to the nearby police chowky. To put him at ease, the on-duty police personnel happily slipped into the role of baby-sitters, giving chocolates to the child and also promised to gift him a toy-scooter if he revealed his address.

Meanwhile police personnel Mr Girase and Mr Raorane established contact with all police stations in the division to check whether any child missing case had been registered. Unsuccessful in their attempt, the cops decided to explore the localities close to the spot where the child was found. After nearly five hours, a man who turned out to be the boy’s uncle recognised him.