Noida, June 11 -- A 17-year-old boy who disappeared from his Noida home in 2015 was finally reunited with his family nearly a decade later on Tuesday after being discovered during investigations into a separate child abduction case in Faridabad on June 2, officials said.

The teenager was identified through distinctive physical marks-a severed middle finger on his right hand and a scar below his left eye-after his facial appearance had changed significantly over nine years.

The incident came to light as part of Faridabad police's investigation into the May 28 kidnapping of a seven-year-old boy from Dayal Bagh area. CCTV footage led them to suspect Mangal Kumar, who had taken the child to Lucknow.

During interrogation, Mangal revealed he...