Uttarakhand cop hands pen to mentally ill man missing for 10 years, one word reunites family

Elderly man went missing a decade ago

The man wrote just one word: “Rajepur”. Taking the cue, the Majkhali police contacted the Rajepur police station in Uttar Pradesh’s Farrukhabad district and shared his photograph along with other available details.

After four days of inquiries, the police identified the man as Shyam Singh and traced his family.

Singh’s son and other relatives subsequently travelled from Uttar Pradesh to the Majkhali police outpost. The family was reunited with him after nearly 10 years.

According to his relatives, Singh had left his home around a decade ago while struggling with mental illness. The family had searched extensively for him but could not locate him and had eventually lost hope of finding him.

Sharing a video of Singh, an X handle, @KumaonJagran, wrote, “Sometimes the biggest achievement for the police isn’t an arrest or a case solved. It is helping a family find someone they had almost lost hope of ever seeing again.”

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— Kumaon Jagran (@KumaonJagran) August 8, 2026

The post has gone viral, drawing a deluge of reactions. “Good people are everywhere; it’s just a matter of time before you meet them,” an X user wrote. “They must be rewarded,” another user tagged the UP Police and wrote.

“Salute SI Vinod Fartyal,” a third user reacted.