Kanpur: Police reached the level of a "Pagal Baba" (madman) after seeing an ashram's post on Facebook, and conducted reconnaissance for 23 days.

Ram Prakash, alias Pagaldas Baba, a resident of Kannauj, who was wanted for robbery and attempted murder, was not easily found after 40 years. Instead, the police had to conduct a 23-day reconnaissance for him. The police reached Ram Prakash's ancestral village, Nausera, in Kannauj.