JAMMU, September 23, 2026 – The 17-year-old son of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Vijay Sharma, who went missing under mysterious circumstances from his hometown in Jammu and Kashmir, was safely traced to New Delhi early Wednesday morning, bringing an end to a frantic overnight search operation. Aditya Kumar, the teenage son of the legislator representing the Hiranagar Assembly constituency in Kathua district, sparked a massive security alert after he failed to return home on Tuesday evening. According to family members and police officials, the Class 11 student had left his residence in Hiranagar after school hours to play badminton at a local private institution but never arrived at the court. As hours passed without any contact and his mobile phone became unreachable, the anxious family officially registered a missing person complaint, prompting authorities to launch a high-priority, multi-state search mission to locate the teenager amidst growing concerns over his safety.
Sensing the gravity of the situation involving a prominent political figure, the Jammu and Kashmir Police immediately placed the Kathua and Jammu districts on high alert and formed several specialized teams to track Aditya’s movements. During the preliminary stages of the investigation, authorities scoured extensive CCTV footage from local markets, bus stands, and railway stations. Crucial intelligence emerged when eyewitnesses and surveillance footage indicated that the teenager was seen boarding a Jammu-bound bus from his hometown at approximately 4:15 p.m. Acting swiftly on this lead, investigators interrogated the driver and conductor of the bus late Tuesday night, subsequently expanding their search parameters toward neighboring states. The coordinated tracking effort rapidly evolved into a joint operation involving police personnel from Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, and New Delhi, as authorities meticulously monitored highway checkpoints and transit hubs throughout the night, completely ruling out any terror-related angles early in the probe.
The intense, 500-kilometer search finally concluded on Wednesday morning when Aditya was successfully located at his elder sister’s residence in the national capital. Police officials confirmed that the teenager had traveled independently to New Delhi and was found completely safe and unharmed, much to the immense relief of his distressed family and local supporters. Following the successful recovery, a specialized police escort team was immediately dispatched to bring him back to Jammu to reunite with his parents and complete all necessary procedural formalities. MLA Vijay Sharma, a prominent advocate who has previously served as the BJP’s Kathua district president and state secretary, expressed profound gratitude to the law enforcement agencies for their swift, coordinated, and highly effective response that ensured his son’s safe return within hours of his sudden disappearance.
Published by True Roots Media Network