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Bihar Parents Quit Jobs, Pose as Beggars to Hunt Missing Sons Across States
✍️ The Economic Times
🗓 10 Sep 2026, 08:48 PM
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Parents from Bihar have abandoned their jobs and travelled incognito as beggars across several states in a prolonged search for their missing sons.
Parents from Bihar, driven by the disappearance of their sons who had migrated for work, have taken the unusual step of quitting their regular employment and adopting the guise of beggars. They have been moving from one state to another, often for months, in the hope of locating their children.
The sons, who left their hometowns seeking better livelihood opportunities, lost contact with their families, prompting the parents to resort to extreme measures. By blending into street‑level environments, the parents aim to gather information that official channels have failed to provide.
Their journey underscores the broader challenges faced by migrant workers in India, where inadequate tracking and limited support systems leave families in uncertainty when loved ones go missing.
The sons, who left their hometowns seeking better livelihood opportunities, lost contact with their families, prompting the parents to resort to extreme measures. By blending into street‑level environments, the parents aim to gather information that official channels have failed to provide.
Their journey underscores the broader challenges faced by migrant workers in India, where inadequate tracking and limited support systems leave families in uncertainty when loved ones go missing.