Archive · 31 Jul 2026
Social Media Video Reunites Missing 15‑Year‑Old with Family
A 15‑year‑old boy with a learning disability went missing from his home in Patancheru.
His parents, Mallesh and Manjula, searched for him and filed a missing‑person report.
A BRS social media team posted a birthday video of party president KT Rama Rao at an orphanage in Secunderabad.
While scrolling the video, the boy’s father saw his son crying in the clip.
He called the video’s organizers, who led the parents to the orphanage where the boy was being cared for.
The boy was reunited with his family after 16–17 days.
A 15‑year‑old boy with a learning disability went missing from Patancheru 16–17 days ago.
His parents filed a missing‑person complaint with Patancheru police.
A BRS social media team posted a birthday video of KT Rama Rao at the Home for the Disabled Orphanage in Secunderabad.
The boy’s father spotted his son in the Instagram video and contacted the organizers.
The boy was found at the orphanage and safely returned to his family.
- Who
- 15‑year‑old boy with a learning disability, his parents Mallesh and Manjula, BRS social media team members Mohammad Pasha and T. Naresh Goud, and staff at the Home for the Disabled Orphanage
- What
- A social media video led to the boy’s reunion with his family after he had been missing for over two weeks
- When
- The boy went missing on 17 or 16 days before the reunion, which occurred on a Wednesday in early July 2024
- Where
- Patancheru (disappearance), Secunderabad (orphanage), Hyderabad (city)
- Why
- The boy left home to visit a nearby shop and did not return; his parents sought help after a missing‑person complaint and found him via a video posted by the BRS social media team
- Missing child age
- 15 years
- Days missing
- 16–17 days
- Location of disappearance
- Patancheru
- Orphanage
- Home for the Disabled Orphanage, Secunderabad
- Social media platform
- Organizing party
- BRS (Bharat Rashtra Samithi)
- Birthday celebrant
- KT Rama Rao
- Police involved
- Patancheru police
