Pune Police Quickly Reunite Missing Three-Year-Old with Parents in Wagholi
Wagholi, 3rd December 2024: A swift response by Pune police led to the safe return of a three-year-old boy who went missing from the Wagholi area. The child was located within four hours after a resident informed authorities of his presence near Nikhar Ladies Shop on Baif Road.
The incident began when Manisha Chetan Sonar noticed the unattended boy and, unable to locate his parents, alerted Police Officers Pratiksha Pansare and Sachin Pawar of the Crime Branch’s Unit 6. Senior Police Inspector Wahid Pathan was immediately informed, and the search operation commenced under the framework of Operation Muskan, an initiative to locate missing women and children.
The police circulated the boy’s photograph on social media and conducted a door-to-door search in Domkhel Road, Baif Road, Datta Vihar societies, and laborers’ colonies. During the operation, they received information that a three-year-old boy had gone missing from Akshay Sanskriti Society in the area.
Upon reaching the society, officers showed the photograph of the boy to residents, leading to an emotional reunion when the child’s mother identified him. She expressed her gratitude to the police for their quick action.
The effort was led by Senior Police Inspector Wahid Pathan and supported by Assistant Police Inspector Madan Kamble, Sub-Inspector Ramkrishna Dalvi, and police personnel Ramesh Memane, Balasaheb Sakte, Suhas Tambekar, Kanifnath Karkhele, Hrishikesh Takwane, Sachin Pawar, Hrishikesh Vyavhare, Ganesh Dongre, Nitin Dhadge, Balasaheb Tanpur, Pratiksha Pansare and Kirti Mandale.
