Bihar woman rehabilitated in Mys; reunites with family after 11 years
Mysuru: Anita, a 32-year-old mother of four from Kapchhahi village in Lakshisagar taluk, Darbhanga district, Bihar, reunited with her parents after 11 years of separation due to untreated schizophrenia.
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She was rehabilitated in Mysuru, which is around 2,300 kms from her native village.
In 2014, Anita, who was struggling with schizophrenia, left her home without treatment and wandered the streets. She eventually reached Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, over 2,500 kms away, where local police admitted her to a govt mental health centre on Dec 24, 2014. With proper care, Anita began her recovery. On July 17, 2019, she was transferred to a house run under the 'Marali Manege' project in Pulakkal village, Malappuram district, Kerala.
On March 11, 2022, Anita moved to 'Sharavathi,' a facility in Mysuru city established in Nov 2021 by the Green Dot Trust in partnership with Chennai-based The Banyan. At Sharavathi, Anita adjusted slowly, eventually sharing details of her hometown. Initially, her mention of "Kap Chai" was mistaken for a request for tea, but persistent efforts revealed Kapchhahi's location in Bihar.
With the idea of reuniting Anita with her family, the trust team contacted Kapchhahi's villagers via the Bihar state website, sharing Anita's details.
Using Aadhaar records and a video call, her family—parents, husband, and four children—was identified. On June 10, 2025, Anita began her journey home, accompanied by the trust's team. "Her parents are happy to receive her back. She is also happy to stay back with the family.
She is now reunited with her parents, husband, and children," said Kantaraju CK, secretary of Green Dot Trust.
"Her family was happy to receive her back. As they are poor, they were unable to visit Mysuru to take her home. So, we took her to the house," explained Kantharaju. "She is under medication now," he said.
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