How Jail Slippers Helped Reunite Mentally-Challenged Man With Family

The family of the man, identified as Suresh Mudiya, was traced to Belkhedi in Madhya Pradesh, thanks to the efforts of amateur radio operators.

A pair of black rubber slippers with the number 24 prominently painted on them in white helped trace the family of a mentally-challenged man found at Canning in West Bengal's South 24-Parganas district.

The family of the man, identified as Suresh Mudiya, was traced to Belkhedi in Madhya Pradesh, thanks to the efforts of amateur radio operators.

Suresh was found sleeping on the roadside by villagers at Thakuraniberia in Canning-I Block.