BENGALURU: A techie returning home from work in a cab in the wee hours of Wednesday spotted a boy in a school uniform sitting alone opposite the old Talaghattapura police station on Kanakapura Road. While many others driving past were oblivious to the child, Shaan Shanmugam RK followed his instincts to reunite the teenager with Down Syndrome with his family.
Shanmugam, tech manager at a software firm and resident of Judicial Layout, said the boy was wearing a clean uniform and was not seeking help though it was 1.30am, which seemed unusual. “My gut feeling said he needed help. I requested the driver to take a U-turn and we approached the boy. I realised he had Down Syndrome and looked like he was 13 or 14 years old. I tried conversing with him but he was unable to respond,” Shanmugam said. He convinced the boy to drive with them in the cab, hoping to find his home.
