Missing autistic child Tarun Kumar's father has spent Rs 32,000 to monetise Facebook pages to help narrow the search amid the lockdown
Tarun Gupta
"In the time of the lockdown, this (social media) is the only solution... it will do what the authorities haven't been able to do so far," said Vinod, speaking to mid-day. "Everyone is at home and they are usually either on their mobile phones or watching TV…therefore the chances of them coming across information related to Tarun are more than what they were was previously. Also, since there are less people on the streets, it could be easier to spot him once the message gets out."
The response to the Facebook pages has been helpful. "There is a lot of engagement and discussions going on in the comments section…evidently the posts are making an impact. People are widely sharing the posts of Tarun being missing," Gupta said.
He added, "I just hope that my son is not starving and roaming the streets. My gut tells me he's with some NGO or CWC but we just don't know about it yet."
1 October
Day Tarun Gupta went missing rom near his house
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