Prayagraj: Although there are many families who still expect their missing relatives to communicate with them after the stampede at Maha Kumbh on January 29, there are several others who were lucky, reports Rajev Mani.
“My grandfather went to Kumbh along with 14 other members of the village and, although everyone else returned, he was not traceable since January 29. With the worst premonitory of heart, I arrived at Prayagraj on Friday and began to look for him while my The friend published an instagram reel with its details. We are organizing a bid at home and we have invited all the people to a party, “he added.
“We were worried because he didn’t carry any phone or remember our mobile numbers,” said BrijEsh, who returned to his village.
There was immense relief in the voice of Uddhav Roy, a West Bengal policeman. “My grandmother, Binata Mohanti, 69, went to Maha Kumbh with a group of 70 people on a Majura bus in Purulia. After the stampede, all but four disappeared. Three of the group members were found the same day , while my grandmother was still missing.
A special prayer was being carried out in the house of Abhai Kumar Mishra of Ethura in Deoria de Up, when Toi called to ask about Sunita Mishra, 58, who was missing from the stampede. Fortunately for the family, even when 10 companions pilgrims from the village were looking for it in Prayagraj, managed to reach the nearest train station, Salempur, on their own on January 30.