Amravati: A young man who came directly from Italy to see the Gavilgad fort in Chikhaldara got lost in the darkness of the night. On learning that the foreign tourist did not come out of the fort, six workers of Swarajya Seva Pratishthan entered the fort. The Italian visitor was found safe and sound in the small mosque area in front of Delhi Darwaza in Gavilgarh fort, which is afraid of wild beasts. Swarajya Seva Pratishthan workers made him aware of how dangerous this area surrounded by dense forest is. Brought him out of the fort and provided him with great support. Angelio is the name of an Italian youth who wandered into the castle of Gavilad. Exclusive report of 'ETV India' about this Italian youth who came alone to Chikhaldara in Melghat. Angelio, a resident of Italy, reached Chikhaldara at ten o'clock on Sunday morning. At half past eleven in the morning, he duly bought a ticket to see the Gavilgarh fort. He entered the fort by placing his bag on the ticket counter. He came out of the fort at half past four in the evening. He took two bottles of drinking water and requested at the ticket counter to go back to the fort saying that he wanted to take pictures of some parts of the fort. After this he re-entered the fort at five o'clock. The fort closes at six o'clock. All the tourists inside the fort came out, but the foreign visitor did not come out of the fort. Both Gopal and Rakesh who were at the ticket counter of the fort started to worry about him. Regarding this foreigner, he informed Rakesh Mahalle, member of Seva Swarajya Pratishthan. Rakesh Mahalle along with his five friends decided to go to the fort at seven o'clock in the evening. Rakesh Mahalle along with his friends reached Delhi Darwaza with great courage in the dark of night. When he raised his voice at some distance from Delhi Darwaja, a foreign youth with white complexion greeted him from the small mosque area nearby. Rakesh Mahalle convinced the youth that we have come to help you. It made him realize that this place is not safe for humans in the dark at night. After this, Rakesh Mahalle along with his friends brought the foreign visitor out of the fort around 9:30 in the night. Chikhaldara police reached the fort area as soon as they got the information that the foreign youth did not come out of the fort. When Rakesh Mahalle brought the foreign youth out of the fort at around 9:30 in the night, the police questioned him. His name is Angelio and it is clear that he is a resident of Italy. This young man from Italy came to Mumbai. He started his journey from Mumbai and reached Chikhaldara on Sunday. It was noticed that he knows two languages, Italian and Spanish, while he speaks broken English. Rakesh Mahalle arranged for the foreign guest to stay in a hotel after the police said that they should take care not to cause any trouble to this youth. Rakesh Mahalle of Seva Swarajya Foundation arranged for Angelio, an Italian youth, to stay in a hotel. Also had a friendly conversation with him. Siva Kale, head of Swarajya Seva Pratishthan along with Rakesh Mahalle, took the Italian youth for a tour of Gavilgarh Fort again on Monday morning. The complete information about this fort was told to him. After this Angelio was also shown various tourist points in Chikhaldara city. Angelio ate the food box brought from home by the workers of Swarajya Seva Pratishthan. In the evening, Rakesh Mahalle took him to his home, where the local children interacted with him. Angelio, a young man from Italy, has a visa to stay in India till December 31, 2025. He also has a copy of Bhagavad Gita. Angelio stayed at Sambhajinagar before coming to Chikhaldara. Rakesh Mahalle told "ETV Bharat" that Angelio told him that he decided to stay in the fort after coming to Chikhaldara because he was cheated by some people at that place. "On Sunday, I came to see the fort. I spent time in the fort while seeing the fort. As it was dark, I did not know anything. When the fort was dark all around, Rakesh and Akash came to look for me with torches. They brought me out of the fort. The police also came outside the fort. Rakesh helped me and gave me a place to stay I was made aware of this. Today I went for a walk around the fort. Shiva Kale, who knows about the fort, guided me very well And it was thrilling," Angelio expressed.
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00:00In the dense forest of Parvatrang in Satpuda, an Italian young tourist, who was on a holiday in Gavilgad fort,
00:09got scared as he could not get out of the fort even in the dark.
00:14The workers of Swarajya Seva Pratishthan went to the fort in the dark of the night,
00:20searched for him and brought him out of the fort.
00:26We took a decision in the middle of the night.
00:28There were six of us.
00:30We got up at 7 o'clock in the morning,
00:32went out of the fort and searched for him.
00:35In this forest, where the fort is located,
00:39it is a totally protected area.
00:41In this area, as per the wildlife act,
00:43we are exposed to other crimes.
00:46Secondly, in this area,
00:48there is a large number of wild animals.
00:51In this area, there is a large number of wild animals,
00:55such as tigers, leopards, deer, and wild dogs.
01:00We noticed this and started our trek to search for him.
01:07While starting the trek, we crossed the Shardul Darwaza,
01:10then we crossed the Delhi Darwaza and reached in front of the Delhi Darwaza.
01:14We did not know his name.
01:16We did not know that he was from Italy.
01:18Many children asked him,
01:20when he was a student,
01:23can you speak to him in Hindi?
01:25He did not understand Hindi.
01:27When he spoke to them,
01:29they understood only Hindi and Spanish.
01:33That incident continues.
01:36We stopped at a small mosque to search for him.
01:41It was around 8.30 pm.
01:44It was pitch black.
01:46We used a torch to make the darkness go away.
01:50We stopped at a small mosque to search for him.
01:58We wanted to give him a chance.
02:02There is only one way.
02:03If there is a wild animal in front of us,
02:05it will attack us.
02:06I had an idea.
02:08I asked him, where are you Sam?
02:10I asked him to make a sound.
02:12We did not know his name.
02:13When I made the sound,
02:15and when the sound increased,
02:17and when the sound decreased,
02:19just a few seconds later,
02:21outside the small mosque,
02:23the NG people came out and started looking at us.
02:28The way they looked at us was horrible.
02:32In such a pitch black night,
02:35in the middle of the lake,
02:36in the dense forest,
02:38where wild animals live,
02:40he was sitting alone.
02:42We asked him, how did you come here?
02:45When we met him and started talking to him,
02:47he asked us,
02:49how did you come here?
02:51He spoke both our languages.
02:53He was very interested.
02:54But we still spoke to him politely.
02:57We gave him a satwana.
02:59He said,
03:01this is our vision.
03:03When he went to take a picture,
03:06he felt that we should do meditation.
03:09Yoga and meditation.
03:11These two things are very important.
03:13While meditating,
03:14he sat on the bank of the lake,
03:16in that small mosque.
03:18He sat there for 5-10 minutes.
03:21He sat there for a long time.
03:23When he opened his eyes,
03:25he saw pitch black in front of his eyes.
03:27A dense forest,
03:28a loud noise.
03:30Obviously,
03:31if we were there,
03:32we would have thought,
03:33a new person,
03:34a new place,
03:35where to go.
03:36He took a decision,
03:37ignoring everything,
03:38that we can't go outside.
03:40The fort closes at 6 o'clock.
03:42So, he decided to stay there.
03:45This is how he understood.
03:47Look,
03:48a person from a foreign country,
03:50who stayed in our forest,
03:51in our fort.
03:52It was our duty,
03:53when we got to know,
03:55I called Shiva Bhunna.
03:57I asked Shiva Bhunna,
03:58Dada,
03:59if such a person comes,
04:00where will he stay?
04:01Shiva Bhunna guided us properly.
04:02You go to the small mosque.
04:04Go and search,
04:05Baruch Cha Kothar,
04:06Ghol Park, JIT.
04:08According to Shiva Bhunna,
04:10we went to the same location.
04:11And to the same location,
04:12where we were supposed to shoot,
04:14we took our Angelo bus.
04:16These few days,
04:17it was wonderful.
04:19The first day,
04:20I visited the fort.
04:21I enjoyed a lot the visit.
04:24But,
04:25I was late,
04:27and it became dark.
04:29So, it became a little scary.
04:31And I tried to refuse
04:33in one ruin of the fort.
04:35But,
04:36everything was dark.
04:39But,
04:40during the evening,
04:42came Rakesh,
04:43and saved me,
04:44with the torch light.
04:46And I was happy when he came,
04:49and he brought me out.
04:51Then,
04:52both Rakesh and the policeman
04:54were very good with me,
04:57and helped me a lot,
04:58and gave me a host.
05:00And helped me to do all the things,
05:03and explained to me
05:07what was my stakes,
05:10and in what danger I was.
05:14But,
05:15then I was saved,
05:17and they took care of me.
05:18And today was wonderful.
05:20I enjoyed all the town,
05:22and the nature around,
05:24and visited the fort,
05:26and the guide,
05:27and explained me a lot of things
05:29that I didn't know about the fort.
05:31So,
05:32it was a wonderful experience.
05:34And,
05:35in total,
05:36it was very wonderful.