<p> A national bravery award-winning boy and his brother are missing from Jalgaon district — prompting the police to form special teams and launch a massive manhunt to track down the two brothers. <br /><br />The boys — Nilesh (12) and Ganpat (7) — are missing from Muktainagar in Jalgaon district and there are fears that the duo have been kidnapped. <br /><br />Their parents Revaram Bhil and Sundarbai, who work as labourers in farms, lodged a complaint on Friday evening. <br /><br />According to the complaint, Nilesh went missing on Wednesday, while Ganpat went missing on Thursday. <br /><br />“The police have registered a case and an investigation is underway. All efforts are being made to trace them,” senior BJP leader Eknath Khadse, a six-time MLA from Muktainagar and former revenue minister, told DH. Sources said this is not the first time that Nilesh has gone missing.<br /><br />Not the first time<br /><br />“Nilesh had gone out of home twice, but for one or two days and had returned,” the sources said.<br />“The matter of concern this time is that both the brothers are missing. Besides, both disappeared on different days - and this has led to fears that they have been kidnapped,” the sources added. <br /><br />Award for bravery<br />Nilesh had received the General National Bravery Award on January 26, 2016, from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for saving a village boy from drowning in a water tank the previous year. <br /><br />The National Bravery Award, initiated by the Indian Council for Child Welfare, is awarded to children in the age group of 6-18 years for exemplary acts of bravery. <br /><br />It consists of five categories, including the Bharat Award, Sanjay Chopra Award, Geeta Chopra Award, Bapu Gaidhani Award and the General National Bravery Awards.<br />The awardees receive a medal, a certificate and cash prize. <br /><br />Bharat Award winners get a gold medal, while the others receive silver. The cash amount ranges from Rs 20,000 to Rs 50,000. <br /><br /></p>
<p> A national bravery award-winning boy and his brother are missing from Jalgaon district — prompting the police to form special teams and launch a massive manhunt to track down the two brothers. <br /><br />The boys — Nilesh (12) and Ganpat (7) — are missing from Muktainagar in Jalgaon district and there are fears that the duo have been kidnapped. <br /><br />Their parents Revaram Bhil and Sundarbai, who work as labourers in farms, lodged a complaint on Friday evening. <br /><br />According to the complaint, Nilesh went missing on Wednesday, while Ganpat went missing on Thursday. <br /><br />“The police have registered a case and an investigation is underway. All efforts are being made to trace them,” senior BJP leader Eknath Khadse, a six-time MLA from Muktainagar and former revenue minister, told DH. Sources said this is not the first time that Nilesh has gone missing.<br /><br />Not the first time<br /><br />“Nilesh had gone out of home twice, but for one or two days and had returned,” the sources said.<br />“The matter of concern this time is that both the brothers are missing. Besides, both disappeared on different days - and this has led to fears that they have been kidnapped,” the sources added. <br /><br />Award for bravery<br />Nilesh had received the General National Bravery Award on January 26, 2016, from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for saving a village boy from drowning in a water tank the previous year. <br /><br />The National Bravery Award, initiated by the Indian Council for Child Welfare, is awarded to children in the age group of 6-18 years for exemplary acts of bravery. <br /><br />It consists of five categories, including the Bharat Award, Sanjay Chopra Award, Geeta Chopra Award, Bapu Gaidhani Award and the General National Bravery Awards.<br />The awardees receive a medal, a certificate and cash prize. <br /><br />Bharat Award winners get a gold medal, while the others receive silver. The cash amount ranges from Rs 20,000 to Rs 50,000. <br /><br /></p>
