Social media helps trace man missing for 40 yrs
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, April 15 2018: A man who went missing 40 years back has been traced to Bandra police station of Mumbai through social media.

Even though the particular family is literally on cloud nine on finding their dear one, they are at a loss thinking about the expenses they would incur in going to Mumbai and bringing home the lost man.

Khomdram Gambhir Singh of Khumbong Mamang Leikai s/o late Kh Lakshman went missing since he left home about 40 years back.

His younger brother Khomdram Kullachandra said that Gambhir may be around 70 years old now.

Speaking to The Sangai Express, Kullachandra said that his brother once served in 1st Bn Manipur Rifles as a Rifleman.

He left the job seven years later and took up agriculture.

He suddenly left home around 40 years and his whereabouts could not be ascertained since then.

Kullachandra, who is now 57 years old, said that his brother left home when he was just 17 years old.

Social media helps trace man missing for 40 yrs

Just after marriage, Gambhir and his wife separated.

Shortly after he left home and never came back.

Gambhir is the third of seven siblings (three daughters and four sons) born to their parents and he is the eldest among the sons.

"A few years, some people told us that they saw my brother at Delhi but his exact location could not be established", Kullachandra said.

On learning that his long lost brother has been found at Bandra police station, Mumbai, emotions overwhelmed Kullachandra and he was literally crying with joy.

After Kullachandra's family was informed about Gambhir's location by local club volunteers and friends, Patsoi police station and Bandra police station communicated and it was confirmed that Gambhir is presently at Bandra police station.

Imphal West Students Club Khumbong secretary Atom Samarendra and Leichonbam Romen, a volunteer of the same club said that a few days back they heard from Aheibam Dinamani presently staying in Arunachal Pradesh about a video clip uploaded in YouTube of a Manipuri man loitering at Bandra Bazar Road, Mumbai.

The video clip uploaded by street photographer Firoz Sakir shows Gambhir singing an old Hindi film song.

He also identified himself as one Gambhir from Imphal.

The video clip was uploaded on October 17, 2017 .

According to the comment given by Firoz Sakir in his video, the man used to sing old Hindi songs and beg on the streets and people often teased him as a Nepali.