Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)

Bengaluru, Feb 1: A Royal Enfield motorbike had been stolen 25 years back in the city. However, the bike owner's die-hard son was not willing to let go. He doggedly searched for his father's missing bike and found it too!

This is how a young man chose to make his father happy- by restoring to him an invaluable thing that was lost. N Srinivasan, a retired bank officer, had lost a motorbike that was his favourite. He had never even imagined in his wildest dreams that the bike which was stolen would ever be found. With the determined efforts of his son that spanned 25 years, the bike was found and gifted back to him. Srinivasan could not believe his eyes when he saw the bike that was stolen parked right in front of his house in Hebbal here.

The Royal Enfield motorbike was bought by Srinivasan, now 75, in 1971. He had lent the bike briefly to his friend. In 1996 it was stolen. His son, a software engineer, began to search for the bike with the help of a black and white photo of the bike taken in 1972. The registration number of the vehicle was MYH 1731.

Arun searched in various garages in most of the districts in Karnataka. He went to the regional transport offices and made enquiries. After relentless efforts, Arun got back this bike and gifted it to his father who was overjoyed riding it again. With the help of the Parivahan Seva portal, Arun could get back his bike.

Arun said that he began his search for the bike by putting together details of bikes registered in 2021. He said he then saw an insurance policy covering this bike. He went searching for the current owner and narrated the story to him. A farmer from T Narasipura who had the bike with him told him that he had bought it from a local automobile dealer. The said dealer said that he got the bike in an auction organized by the police for stolen and recovered vehicles.

The farmer expressed his willingness to sell the bike and Arun bought it. He got it repaired and gave it back to his father. Srinivasasn was exuberant on finding his long-lost friend, the bike that had given him rides when he was very young.