Harmesh Story
Harmesh was rescued from Doraha Chauraha, Bareilly. He used to climb on the middle divider on the main Pilibhit road and used to give hand to the motorists, he used to roam around the road, unaware of any kind of accident, since he spoke Punjabi, the people living there called him Gave him the name Lakkha and came to be known by that name, Vahan no one knew his correct name as Harmesh had forgotten himself and was unable to tell the correct name.
He was rescued on with the help of police constable Vinod and home guard Nizamul Hasan of Baradari police station and shown to Mental Hospital, Bareilly where he was treated for a year. During the counselling, he told his correct name Harmesh and said that his maternal uncle lives near Modi College, Patiala but he still could not remember the exact address.
When I went to Patiala to find his relatives, after a lot of searching I found his uncle's house but came to know that his uncle had passed away. Harmesh had an aunt at home who told that Harmesh had been gone for many years and must have died. He called his son who was in the Punjab Police. Talked to Harmesh's cousin and when they were shown Harmesh's photo, they were convinced that Harmesh is still alive. Hermesh's cousins and aunts were very happy.
At the same time Harmesh's cousin gave Rs 2,000 to the team. At that time the bank account of the organization was not even opened till August 2015, but with the help of Rs 2,000, the bank account of the organization was opened in Union Bank of India. The very next day, his maternal aunt and maternal brother came to Bareilly to pick up Harmesh and became very emotional seeing their brother. He could not believe that his Harmesh was still alive.
He told that Harmesh was a national level truck driver but suddenly he went missing, he also took the help of the police to find him but he could not be found. Harmesh was missing for 14 years. Harmesh's parents had passed away in his childhood, so he was brought up in his maternal grandfather. After almost a year of treatment at the Mental Hospital, Bareilly, Harmesh was reunited with his near and dear ones.