Indian teen in Bahrain to be reunited with father

Manama: An Indian teenager who remained stranded in Bahrain since 2006 is to be reunited with his father in India on Friday.

Due to lack of legal documents and identity papers, Raja Prasad, 18, was stranded in Bahrain in 2006 when his father Thani Prasad was deported back to India, Gulf Daily News reported.

Born out of wedlock to a Sri Lankan mother, who left his father when he was two years old, Raja did not have any legal documents or an official birth certificate, delaying his extradition from the country.

Raja`s father, from Hardoi in Uttar Pradesh, lived in Bahrain for 16 years as a laundry worker.

Surviving with help from the Migrant Workers Protection Society, Raja was able to continue his studies in Bahrain.