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| Lost boy 'was snatched in India' | Lost boy 'was snatched in India' |
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| A family in the north Indian state of Bihar has claimed a boy who was abandoned at a west London bus stop is their son, who was kidnapped in 2005. | A family in the north Indian state of Bihar has claimed a boy who was abandoned at a west London bus stop is their son, who was kidnapped in 2005. |
| Gurrinder Singh, a Sikh who speaks only Punjabi, was found in a clinic in Harrington Road, Southall, last week. | Gurrinder Singh, a Sikh who speaks only Punjabi, was found in a clinic in Harrington Road, Southall, last week. |
| Bindiya Devi, of Aurangabad town, said it is her son Shintu Kumar, who was abducted on 3 March at the age of six. | Bindiya Devi, of Aurangabad town, said it is her son Shintu Kumar, who was abducted on 3 March at the age of six. |
| Aurangabad district's superintendent of police, Ganesh Kumar, said they are looking into the family's claims. | Aurangabad district's superintendent of police, Ganesh Kumar, said they are looking into the family's claims. |
| "Features (the boys') are similar but its very difficult to be a hundred percent sure. The parents are adamant and we are hoping for the best," he said. | |
| The claims have been endorsed by Bihar legislator, Bhim Singh, who said Shintu is his nephew. | The claims have been endorsed by Bihar legislator, Bhim Singh, who said Shintu is his nephew. |
| We are sure it is Shintu. I'm his mother, I recognised him at one glance Bindiya Devi, Shintu's mother | We are sure it is Shintu. I'm his mother, I recognised him at one glance Bindiya Devi, Shintu's mother |
| Gurrinder, aged nine, told Metropolitan Police officers a white man in his 30s who he referred to as his uncle, left him at a bus stop last week after they had lived together for three years. | Gurrinder, aged nine, told Metropolitan Police officers a white man in his 30s who he referred to as his uncle, left him at a bus stop last week after they had lived together for three years. |
| A police spokesperson said Gurrinder said his parents were dead and officers are investigating whether he was a victim of child trafficking. | A police spokesperson said Gurrinder said his parents were dead and officers are investigating whether he was a victim of child trafficking. |
| Bhim Singh told BBC News Shintu's mother is related to his wife and he had raised the issue in the Bihar Assembly's Upper House. | Bhim Singh told BBC News Shintu's mother is related to his wife and he had raised the issue in the Bihar Assembly's Upper House. |
| "[I] discussed it at length with the chief minister," he said. | "[I] discussed it at length with the chief minister," he said. |
| The family released a picture of Shintu, aged five | The family released a picture of Shintu, aged five |
| On being asked about a distinctive mole on Gurrinder's left cheek he said: "Shintu did not have a mole but it can come out at anytime naturally or created artificially. | On being asked about a distinctive mole on Gurrinder's left cheek he said: "Shintu did not have a mole but it can come out at anytime naturally or created artificially. |
| "[Gurrinder's] eyes, nose, and even his gaze, is the same as Shintu's." | "[Gurrinder's] eyes, nose, and even his gaze, is the same as Shintu's." |
| Mrs Devi explained her mother alerted her to the story. | Mrs Devi explained her mother alerted her to the story. |
| "[She] recognised Shintu when she saw the boy's picture on a TV channel," she said. | "[She] recognised Shintu when she saw the boy's picture on a TV channel," she said. |
| "We saw his photo too... I know my child. | "We saw his photo too... I know my child. |
| "He was kidnapped from Tikri area where he was playing and since then we filed a police complaint and told the media, but there were no results." | "He was kidnapped from Tikri area where he was playing and since then we filed a police complaint and told the media, but there were no results." |
| When told the boy found in London speaks only Punjabi, is Sikh and explained his parents were dead, she said she was still convinced. | When told the boy found in London speaks only Punjabi, is Sikh and explained his parents were dead, she said she was still convinced. |
| Gurrinder has a distinct mole on his left cheek | Gurrinder has a distinct mole on his left cheek |
| "It has been three years and he was only an innocent child, they must have convinced him and told him this to console him," she said. | "It has been three years and he was only an innocent child, they must have convinced him and told him this to console him," she said. |
| "We are sure it is Shintu. I'm his mother, I recognised him at one glance." | "We are sure it is Shintu. I'm his mother, I recognised him at one glance." |
| Mr Kumar said four people have been charged over Shintu's kidnap, and are awaiting trial, but the boy was never found. | Mr Kumar said four people have been charged over Shintu's kidnap, and are awaiting trial, but the boy was never found. |
| "I have sent the files to my senior officer who will take it up with the central government," he added. | |
| A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said they are aware of the claims and are looking into it. | A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said they are aware of the claims and are looking into it. |