Missing SPG commando detailed to Sonia Gandhi's security found roaming in Lutyens' Delhi

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A Special Protection Group commando, part of Sonia Gandhi’s security detail who had gone missing was found roaming in the central Delhi.

A man found him in a pitiable condition as he was asking for water and food near Tilak Marg. The man noticed an SPG ID card with him and called the control room. The police then took him to a hospital for medical check up and later handed him over to his family, reported NDTV.

It is said that the SPG constable was under a severe financial stress because of a Rs 4 lakh loan.

Before going missing, the commando was last seen at Sonia Gandhi’s residence, 10 Janpath when he reported for his duty on September 1, despite that being an off day for him.

The SPG commando named Rakesh Kumar left UPA President’s residence at around 11 am in the morning. He also left his mobile and service revolver behind. When the family could not contact him for two days, a missing FIR was filed by Kumar’s father, according to a report by The Times of India.

The report said that when the 31-year-old did not return on September 1 to his home in Dwarka, his family thought that the duty hours might have got extended. When they could not contact him even on the next day, the family discounted it thinking that he might be in a remote area with no connectivity. However, after two days, the family reached 10 Janpath to inquire about his whereabouts.