12-yr-old boy gets lost after cycling 26 km to Red Fort

New Delhi, Nov 28 (PTI):
Keen to see Delhi, especially its historic monuments, a 12-year-old boy cycled 26 km from his home in Uttam Nagar to reach the Red Fort, only to later realise that he had forgotten his way back home.
Lost in the bustling Old Delhi area, the boy, terrified as the sun set, looked for help and hoped somebody would guide him back to Nawada in Uttam Nagar in the western part of the national
capital.
However, even in these moments, the 12-year-old remembered how in such situations only the police could be trusted, and after roaming around the Red Fort area for a while, spotted a mobile police control room (PCR) van.
The boy was terrified when he reached the PCR van, police officials said as they narrated the November 23 incident.
Personnel calmed him down and asked him where he lived. Though he gave vague directions, he could not remember the exact route back home, a senior official said, adding that he did mention the Uttam Nagar Metro Station.
Police did not reveal the boy’s name as he is a minor. The boy left his house after noon and reached the Red Fort in the evening. It was already dark and after being around the monument for some time, while returning he got lost, the officials said.
They said that the Kotwali Station House Officer reached the spot where the PCR van was station and took the boy to the Kotwali Police Station. Though the boy had heard about the Red Fort, he never imagined he would reach it, the officials said.