Kailash Satyarthi praises Haryana cop for reuniting missing kids with families

Amit Bathla

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Tribune News Service

Panchkula, August 27

Assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Rajesh Kumar, who is working with the anti-human trafficking unit (AHTU) of the Haryana Police here, was on cloud nine when he received a call from Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi praising his relentless efforts in reuniting missing children.

Satyarthi, who spoke to the police officer for around 10 minutes, later wrote on his social media account, “India needs such compassionate and brave policemen. I just spoke to ASI Rajesh Kumar, who is leaving no stone unturned in reuniting missing children. I told him – Being the son of a police constable myself, such acts by cops make me immensely proud!”

Kumar, who goes an extra mile in performing his duties, has helped around 500 Indian children in returning home.

“I couldn’t express my feelings when I received a call from Satyarthi ji. He said India needed policemen like him. I can’t forget this day in my entire life,” Kumar said, who joined the state’s anti-trafficking squad in 2015.

The police officer runs a WhatsApp group to overcome language barriers. The social media group, which consists of well-versed persons in regional languages and several NGOs working in the field, helps him communicate with missing children from non-Hindi speaking states.

On challenges, he said many a times, some persons could not remember which village, town or state they belonged to.