Saralnama
A 75-year-old man named Balbir Singh from Dangra village, Tohana, Fatehabad district, Haryana, has been missing since August 21 while on a pilgrimage to Mata Vaishno Devi with his two grandsons, Vinod and Vikram. According to Balbir Singh's son Ramchandra, the group encountered heavy rain near Ardhakumari, where the grandsons placed Balbir Singh on a horse and went ahead, but he did not meet them at the designated spot. The grandsons waited at the railway station the next day but found no sign of their grandfather and returned to the village on August 23. Ramchandra filed a missing person report at the city police station. Balbir Singh's other son, Ram Singh, traveled to Vaishno Devi by train to search for him but found no clues. The family has shared Balbir Singh's photos and videos on social media seeking public assistance. (Updated 29 Aug 2025, 16:11 IST; source: link)