'Lost' Pak boy finds loving hearts

BIKANER: "The people of India are very loving and caring," are the innocent words of Muneer, the Pakistani boy who lost his way and entered India. On Saturday, Muneer was sent to a juvenile rehabilitation centre here.
Muneer, 13, is a resident of Abadi Vattu, a border village in Pakistan. His father is an ice-cream vendor in Lahore. Muneer, second of seven siblings, was sent by his mother to get some money from his maternal uncle.
On his journey back home, Muneer lost his way and entered the Indian side of the border at Srikaranpur in Ganganagar district.A patrol of Border Security Force caught him and after some interrogation, handed him over to the area police station.
After some time, Muneer''s case was reported in the media. Kavita Srivastava, a Jaipur-based social worker and advocate, took up the matter with the Rajasthan High Court. Considering the boy''s age, the high court ordered that he be sent to a juvenile rehabilitation centre.
In her petition, Srivastava pleaded that the boy''s case be taken on a humanitarian basis and efforts be made for his return.
Also, the Amnesty International is planning to write to the PM, the Union home minister and the state chief minister to get the child back to his parents.