Swift police action reunites missing 4-year-old with family in Janjgir-Champa

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🔹 SP Vijay Pandey led a personally monitored, night-long search for a vulnerable child.
🔹 4-year-old Love Kumar Kashyap found safe at Bilaspur’s Seva Bharti Matru Chhaya shelter.
🔹 Quick coordination between Cyber Cell and Mulmula Police ensured early breakthrough.

By Kanha Tiwari
Janjgir-Champa, June 26

In a heartening outcome to a tense day-long search, Janjgir-Champa police successfully traced and secured a missing four-year-old boy with mental health challenges, reuniting him with his family after he had wandered away from his home in Pakaria village under Mulmula police station limits.

The child, Love Kumar Kashyap—non-verbal and mentally challenged—was reported missing on Wednesday morning around 11 AM. Recognising the gravity of the situation, Superintendent of Police (SP) Vijay Kumar Pandey (IPS) immediately took charge, personally visiting the boy’s home and engaging with his distressed family.

What followed was a meticulously coordinated search operation led by SP Pandey himself. Multiple teams, including cyber specialists and local officers, worked through the night to track potential leads. The breakthrough came when information was received that a child matching the description had been admitted to Seva Bharti Matru Chhaya, a recognised child shelter in Bilaspur.

Under the supervision of Additional SP Umesh Kumar Kashyap, a police team including Mulmula Station House Officer Inspector Paras Patel and the district cyber unit rushed to Bilaspur late in the night to verify and secure the child’s custody. The boy was found safe and cared for at the shelter, awaiting formal handover procedures.

The SP commended the swift response and inter-district coordination that made the rescue possible.

“Given the child’s condition, the urgency was paramount. I’m proud of my team for responding with such sensitivity and speed,” said SP Vijay Pandey.

Police confirmed that the child is being brought back to Janjgir-Champa and will soon be reunited with his family.