Missing for 12 yrs, Cooch Behar man found in Chennai, reunited

Initially, Hossain was unable to recall anything about his family. After a few months of medication and psychiatric treatment, his condition improved. Slowly, he started giving his family details. He told his hosts that he belonged to Chhodaatharakotha village in Cooch Behar’s Moamari panchayat area. He told them about his parents Jekir Uddin Miya and Mujjiya, four brothers, and a sister named Momina. Hossain told his carers that his wife’s name was Moshina, and that they had two children.

“Though he couldn’t give an exact address, he told us about a mosque in his village. After searching the same on the Internet, we found the phone number of the mosque and based on their tip-off, we could contact his family,” said Jacob.

Hossain’s family members immediately asked them about their address, and his brother Sahidul Haq arrived in Chennai on November 7. Haq is a construction worker in Kerala’s Ernakulam district. “We reached [Cooch Behar] today [Monday]. About one week ago, we received information about him. It was such good news,” Haq said.