Dick Smith and his wife Pip were on the tour of India in November when they spotted Divya, a homeless tribal girl, under the railway overbridge in Fatehganj here and clicked her pictures, said professor Dilip Chellani, head of department of banking and insurance, Maharaja Sayajirao University.
The couple, on return to Australia, couldn't forget the nameless girl who wore a pink bracelet on her hand and decided to help her. They asked their friends, Chris and Jess Bray, a photographer couple, to help them find her from among the multitudes.
The officials at BOB's Sayajiganj branch put the couple in contact with professor Chellani.
The Brays, who initially only had the girl's pictures which Dick had clicked on his cellphone, finally found Divya near the same location in Fatehganj. The pink bracelet established the identity.
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The Brays met the entire family including her two brothers, 7 and 2-years old, both of whom were also in Dick's pictures. Her father works as a mason, Chellani said.
The Smiths, who wanted to fund her education, opened a joint account in her and Chellani's name. They would be transferring money to the account for two years, and may continue it after a review, Chellani added.