Archive · 9 Jan 2026
Social Worker Reunites Mentally Ill Woman with Family
A young woman named Kalpana was found by the police in Nagpur and admitted to a mental hospital.
She was very sick and didn't talk much at first.
After some time, she started to speak and told the hospital staff her real name and some details about her village.
A social worker named Kunda Bidkar Katekhaye tried to find her family but the police said no one was missing.
She kept trying and finally found the woman's brother, who had been looking for her for four months.
The brother came to the hospital and took his sister home.
The family had taken her to a temple because they thought she was possessed, but her condition got worse and she went missing.
The social worker and the hospital staff helped the family understand that mental illness can be treated with medicine and counseling.
An 18-year-old mentally ill woman was found by the MIDC police in Nagpur and admitted to the Regional Mental Hospital.
The woman, initially identified as Kalpana, slowly began to communicate after treatment and revealed her real name and village.
A social worker contacted the police and village authorities to locate her family, initially with no success.
The woman's brother, who had been searching for her for four months, was finally reunited with her at the hospital.
The family had taken the woman to a temple believing she was possessed, which worsened her condition and led to her disappearance.
- Who
- An 18-year-old mentally ill woman and her family
- What
- A social worker helped reunite the woman with her family after she was found in Nagpur
- When
- In September 2025
- Where
- Nagpur, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh
- Why
- The woman had been missing for four months and was found by the police, who admitted her to a mental hospital
- Name of the woman
- Kalpana (real name undisclosed)
- Age of the woman
- 18 years
- Location found
- MIDC police in Nagpur
- Location of family
- Near Parasia in Madhya Pradesh
- Duration of search
- Four months
- Treatment duration
- Several months
- Family members
- Parents and six siblings
- Reason for disappearance
- Superstition and temple visit