Mentally disturbed man reunited with family in Rajasthan

Mangaluru: A mentally disturbed man, who was roaming on the city streets in rags and throwing stones at shops for the past three years, has been reunited with his family, thanks to a Mulky-based rehabilitation centre.
Founder of Maimoona Foundation Apathbandhava Psycho Rehabilitation Centre, Mohammed Asif had shifted him to their rehabilitation centre in August, and provided him food, shelter and treatment in a hospital for one month. After recovering fully, the man recalled the phone numbers of his family members and the address of his family in Rajasthan, and the NGO made arrangements to send him back with his family members.
“He was sleeping outside a temple on Car Street. Locals made many attempts through the police to find out about where he was from, and about his family. A resident informed me about him and sought our help. Hence, I brought him to our centre, cut his hair, gave him a bath and provided him new clothes, and we called him Raju. After two days at our centre, we admitted him at Yenepoya Hospital in Deralakatte for treatment. Recently, he started showing signs of recovery and told us about his family. He also remembered the phone numbers of his family members. Hence, we came to know that his name is Mahesh and that he hails from a Patel family from Dhawa village in Jodhpur district of Rajasthan,” Asif said.
After completing his graduation, he got a job with the railways in Mumbai, but due to some mental conflict he left the place three year ago, he said. “Soon after we informed his family, his father and brother left their village to come to Mangaluru to see him. However, due to delay in the connecting flights from Mumbai to Mangaluru, they could not reach on time. Hence, we sent Mahesh home along with the members of Dakshina Kannada Anjana Patel Samaj in the presence of Mangaluru North police inspector Govindaraju,” he added.