Ranchi, Aug. 30 -- In Jharkhand's Palamu district, the life of a 14-year-old boy reads like atragic screenplay.
Born to one set of parents, raised by another, and eventually confined to state institutions, his childhood has been a long wait for belonging.
The boy's story began in 2011, when a truck driver from Aurangabad, Bihar, found him abandoned as a newborn in Ranchi. With little means but deep compassion, the driver took the infant in and raised him as his own.
Despite his modest livelihood, he nurtured the child, giving him a home and an identity. For years, the boy knew no difference between his biological and foster ties, until a claim surfaced that upended their lives.
In 2012, a couple from Aurangabad lodged a police complaint...