As children, the nightmare of being served a veggie we hate by our mothers still runs deep. Lauki curry, bhindi ki sabzi, kaddu ki sabzi, the list of gourds and greens that have been left untouched on desi children’s plates is core memory. But how far would children go to steer clear of a dish they hate? In Nagpur, a 17-year-old boy ran away from home in anger after his mother cooked okra, a dish he despises with all his might. Here’s what happened.
Nagpur Teen Who Hates Okra Ran Away From Home After Mom Prepared It
As per a report by ThePrint, a 17-year-old boy fled from his Nagpur home. The reason? His mother cooked a dish with okra, a veggie he cannot stand. A police official told ThePrint, that the teenager had recently cleared his Class XII examinations. He was preparing for his college admissions. The boy and his mother would often be at loggerheads over bhindi. The green ladyfinger was a case of turmoil, as the mother cooked the staple for her family. But her son despised it and would often pick quarrels with his mother when she used the ingredient in her dishes.
On the night of July 10, when his mother cooked an okra curry, the 17-year-old lad was enraged. He argued with his 49-year-old mother and left his Nagpur home in a fit of rage. Worried, his parents rushed to the police station. And the Anti Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) ended up tracing him in Delhi.
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The Police Traced Him In Delhi & Brought Him Back
The official revealed to media agencies that the 17-year-old lad walked out of his home at 11 pm. Then, he reached the railway station and boarded a train to Delhi. On finding him missing throughout the night, the family visited a police station and immediately filed a missing person complaint. Inspector Lalita Todase and his team took up the case and rang his friends in Delhi. They were then successfully able to trace him.
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Days later, the teenager was brought back from Delhi to Nagpur by flight by police personnel. On being reunited with his family in Nagpur, he underwent counselling by police personnel. This was a meal-time tantrum that went awfully wrong where a teenager took drastic steps to avoid eating a dish, he hated.
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