‘Missing dad’ found in Muharraq; wants to reunite with family

TDT | Manama                                                  

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Staff Reporter

A group of social workers in co-operation with the Indian Embassy and community members finally found the ‘missing dad’ in Muharraq yesterday. 

The ‘missing dad’ - Chandran Kochukunjan has expressed his willingness to reunite with his family members back in his home country, according to social workers.  It is still unclear why he maintained a distance from his family members for such a long period. 

Two days ago The Daily Tribune had reported a plea from a 22-year-old Indian woman, seeking support to find out her “missing dad” who came to Bahrain fifteen years ago and never returned home. 

Anju Chandran, who hails from Thiruvananthapuram, the capital district of the South Indian state of Kerala, said her dad left the family when she was six years old.  She even posted her plea on social media platforms, seeking help from the community members to find out her father. 

“Long fifteen years have passed without having any information on my dad. The family has been in great struggle after ‘he went missing in the Kingdom of Bahrain’.”  

Speaking to The Daily Tribune from Thiruvananthapuram, Anju’s mother Rani, said there were no disputes between husband and wife or with any other family members.  “We have no idea as to why he left the family. The children have grown up and they need his support,” she said. 

Anju is a final-year nursing graduation student. In her social media post seeking help to find her father, Anju says she has been in a great struggle to pay her fees and other expenses related to education. Anju also has a brother.