Archive · 25 Jan 2026
Missing Teen Reunites with Family After 5 Years
A boy named Jayesh who went missing in 2018 when he was 12 years old has been found.
He was working at a cow shelter in a small town called Rampur Bushahr in Shimla.
Jayesh left home with his mother and brother, but they separated, and he ended up traveling to different places before settling in Shimla.
His father, who is a daily wage laborer, had given up hope of finding him.
The police found Jayesh during a routine check and contacted his father.
Jayesh is now back home, but he misses the mountains and wants to go back.
His mother is still missing.
Jayesh Bodade, 19, went missing in 2018 at the age of 12 and was found working at a gaushala in Rampur Bushahr, Shimla.
Jayesh left home with his mother and brother, but they separated, and he traveled to various places before settling in Shimla.
His father, Sudhakar Bodade, had given up hope of finding him but was contacted by the police after Jayesh was found.
Jayesh was found during a routine police verification at the gaushala, and a video call was arranged with his father.
Jayesh is now back home but expresses a desire to return to the mountains, where he has spent the last five years.
- Who
- Jayesh Bodade, a 19-year-old boy who went missing in 2018
- What
- Jayesh was found working at a gaushala in Rampur Bushahr, Shimla, and reunited with his family
- When
- Jayesh went missing in 2018 and was found in 2024
- Where
- Jayesh was found in Rampur Bushahr, Shimla, and reunited with his family in Akola, Maharashtra
- Why
- Jayesh left home with his mother and brother in 2018, and after a quarrel, he started working odd jobs and eventually ended up in Shimla
- Name
- Jayesh Bodade
- Age
- 19
- Missing Since
- 2018
- Location Found
- Rampur Bushahr, Shimla
- Current Occupation
- Caretaker at a gaushala
- Monthly Salary
- Rs 6,000
- Operation
- Operation Muskaan
- Reunion Date
- January 14-15, 2024