Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Missing Teen Disciple Found at Another Mathura Ashram
Anuj Chaudhary is a 17-year-old who went missing after leaving home in July.
His family searched for him and said they had not received clear answers during visits to an ashram in Vrindavan.
On Friday, they protested near the ashram and later ended the demonstration after senior police officials gave assurances.
Police said they found Anuj at another ashram in Barsana on Saturday evening.
Someone who recognized his photograph, which police had shared on social media, contacted them.
Police plan to ask Anuj where he had been staying.
His family had filed a missing complaint, and a kidnapping case was registered in connection with his disappearance.
Anuj Chaudhary, a 17-year-old from Hathras, had been missing since July.
His family protested near Premanand Maharaj’s Vrindavan ashram on Friday, alleging they had not received clear information.
Police said Saturday that Anuj had been traced to an ashram in the Barsana area, about 45 kilometres from Vrindavan.
Police said a person who recognized Anuj after seeing his photograph circulated on social media alerted them.
Police said they would question Anuj about where he had been staying and informed Hathras police of his recovery.
- Who
- Anuj Chaudhary, a 17-year-old from Hathras and a disciple of Premanand Maharaj.
- What
- Police traced him to an ashram in Barsana after he had been missing since July.
- When
- He was reported missing in July and was traced on Saturday evening; his family protested on Friday.
- Where
- Barsana, in Mathura district; he had previously visited the Shri Radha Keli Kunj Ashram in Vrindavan.
- Why
- The articles do not establish why Anuj left home or where he stayed while missing.
- Age
- 17
- Home district
- Hathras
- Last reported missing
- July
- Found
- At an ashram in Barsana, Mathura district
- Distance from Vrindavan
- About 45 kilometres
- Missing complaint
- A kidnapping case was registered at Sahibabad police station in Hathras on July 5.
- How police located him
- A person who recognized his photograph circulated on social media alerted police.