In a story reminiscent of the film ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’, where actor Salman Khan’s character reunites a lost girl with her family across borders, Pakistani imam and YouTuber Waliullah Maroof undertook a similar mission. Maroof successfully reunited Hamida Banu—an Indian woman trafficked to Pakistan 24 years ago—with her family in India.

Maroof, 29, the imam of a mosque in Karachi’s Manghopir, discovered Hamida’s story through social media. Driven to help, he began a quest to trace her family. His efforts gained momentum when a report in mid-day brought the case to the attention of the Indian government. On Monday afternoon, her long-lost children and family members, who had been awaiting her return for over two decades, embraced her with tears and open arms near the Wagah border.