What began as a routine exercise to verify an old school record under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls turned into an emotional family reunion in Haryana’s Jind, bringing together two brothers after 35 years of separation.
He immediately contacted the Booth Level Officer and confirmed that Sitaram was indeed his younger brother. At the Government Senior Secondary School, Manoharpur, where Sitaram had studied, staff began the process of verifying his records. As part of the process, they contacted people in the village to establish his identity. Krishna was stunned to learn that the brother he had been searching for over three decades was at the school. He then rushed to the school. They hugged each other and broke down in tears. Sitaram reportedly touched his elder brother’s feet, while the emotional moment left the school staff and others present visibly moved. A voter verification, an old school record and one phone call; three ordinary things that produced an extraordinary family reunion.
After 35 years, the brothers came face-to-face.
The document was required for his SIR verification. Sitaram, who is differently abled, had left home as a child and moved to Punjab. Over the years, he worked at different places, including as a peon at a private school, before eventually securing a Group-D government job in Punjab.
Sitaram, who has been living in Punjab for the past 35 years, travelled to his native village Manoharpur to obtain his old school certificate.
