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Time of India
7 days ago
- Time of India
Man missing for 20 yrs found posing as sadhu under ‘Op Kalnemi', reunited with family
Roorkee: A man who had been missing for 20 years was reunited with his family on Tuesday after Roorkee police found him living at Piran Kaliyar Sharif Dargah disguised as a seer. Jitendra Kashyap, 35, had left his home in Moradabad's Dalpatpur village in 2005 when he was 15 after his widowed mum denied him money to purchase snacks, said police. He had remained untraceable despite his family's efforts, and his mum, who faced a severe emotional toll after his 'disappearance', died around eight years ago, without being able to find him. Kashyap's real identity was only confirmed on Monday during a police verification drive as part of 'Op Kalnemi', which was initiated in Uttarakhand during the kanwar yatra against men who have allegedly been posing as seers to dupe people, mainly women and youngsters. He survived for all these years by begging at the shrine premises. Police handed him over to his surviving relatives on Tuesday, who broke down in tears upon being reunited with him. "He left on foot and gradually travelled, possibly by bus or hitching rides, before eventually reaching Kaliyar after several months. There, he began begging and started living with a few ascetics. We searched for him desperately back then. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Todos os idosos deveriam ter um desse no banheiro! Veja só! Evite quedas e escorregões Saiba Mais Undo By God's grace, we found him alive," said Charan Singh, Kashyap's maternal uncle. Singh, along with three other relatives, went to Kaliyar to bring him home. Kashyap had lost his father when he was barely six years old. He has a younger sister who is now married. His extended family comprises daily wage labourers. With both of his parents no longer alive, Singh informed police that he would take his nephew to live with him in Moradabad's Bathua Khera village. "It was extremely difficult to get any information from Jitendra about his family. Since he is someone with learning difficulties, we had to patiently probe and piece together fragments of information before finally identifying his relatives," said Ravindra Kumar, in-charge of Piran Kaliyar police station. He added that this was the first such case under Op Kalnemi in the state where a missing person was reunited with his family. Piran Kaliyar police have so far identified and detained 12 individuals posing as seers under the operation.
Time of India
14-07-2025
- Time of India
Op Kalnemi: Police verify IDs of 600 seers at Badrinath, detain 2
Dehradun: Two men from West Bengal were detained on Sunday evening as part of the ongoing 'Op Kalnemi' in Badrinath after they allegedly failed to produce valid ID documents during a verification carried out on over 600 seers. Op Kalnemi was initiated during the Kanwar Yatra against men who have allegedly been posing as seers and godmen to dupe people, including women and youths, in the state. Police said the detained men were being questioned further to verify their credentials. A senior officer added, "As the operation continues, many seers have left the shrine amid the intensified checks. Police have been carrying out verification at regular intervals, but efforts have ramped up since the launch of Op Kalnemi during the Kanwar Yatra, following CM Pushkar Singh Dhami's directive last week." Meanwhile, in Dehradun on Monday, police arrested 29 more individuals posing as holy men to dupe mainly women and youngsters on the pretext of offering religious and astrological solutions to their daily problems. Twenty of those arrested belong to other states. Police said over 200 people have been arrested across the state so far since the operation began on Friday.
Time of India
13-07-2025
- Time of India
Op Kalnemi: 170 ‘fake babas' held in 3days from U'khand during kanwar yatra
Dehradun: Over 170 "fake babas" were held in three days as part of 'Operation Kalnemi' in Uttarakhand. Among them, 34 were arrested in Dehradun on Sunday. Op Kalnemi was initiated during kanwar yatra against those men who have been allegedly posing as seers and godmen to dupe people, including women and youths, in the state. Dehradun SSP, Ajai Singh, said the district police unit has arrested 34 individuals posing as holy men to dupe mainly women and youngsters on pretext of offering religious and astrological solutions to their daily problems. "Out of those arrested, 23 belong to other states -- nine from UP, two each from Punjab and Bihar, and one each from Odisha and Rajasthan. The remaining ones are from Dehradun and Haridwar. All were held under BNSS section 170 for further questioning," the SSP added. Dehradun district police unit arrested 25 people on the first day of the op on Friday. It included a Bangladeshi national who was allegedly operating in the city under the garb of a seer. Apart from Dehradun, 66 were held in Udham Singh Nagar and 45 in Haridwar districts on Friday and Saturday. The statewide operation was launched amidst the kanwar yatra following CM Pushkar Singh Dhami's directive last week.
