Kerala: Police traces whereabouts of an octogenarian using Aadhaar card
What's the story
Eighty-year-old Bhasi had nothing but some soiled currency notes in his pocket when he was traveling in a Kerala-run transport bus. The somber-looking man could not remember his whereabouts or family members as he was suffering from dementia, a kind of memory loss. However, as he was an Aadhaar card holder, the police easily traced his address and other details through his fingerprints.
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Old man was a native of Thoonganpara
Bhasi, a native of Thoonganpara on Thiruvananthapuram outskirts, had left his home on May 26 morning and boarded a KSRTC bus. Though he took a ticket to nearby Karamana, he wasn't ready to get down at the stop and was repeating to deboard bus near Hanuman temple. After bus conductor informed the police, cops rushed to spot and tried to collect some information.
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Bhasi was handed over to his family members
Later, police took old man to nearby Akshaya Center, state-run ICT service provider and tried to find out whether he was enrolled in Aadhaar, through his fingerprint. "Our guess proved right. He was an Aadhaar card holder and naturally we got his name, address and other details from it," Karamana Sub-Inspector, RS Sreekanth said. Police contacted his family members, who were worried about Bhasi.