A man allegedly locked his ailing mother at home and went to Prayagraj for a holy dip at Maha Kumbh along with his wife, children and in-laws, reported PTI. The woman was rescued after neighbours heard a crying sound from the house.
Akhilesh Kumar had locked his 65-year-old mother, Sanju Devi, inside his Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) quarter in Subhash Nagar colony in Ranchi’s Ramgarh, the police said. He went to Maha Kumbh along with his wife, children and in-laws.
The woman was locked in the home since Monday and survived on Chura (flattened rice). The neighbours came to know about her when she cried in hunger for help, police said.
The woman’s daughter Chandni Devi, who resides around five kilometres away from the CCL quarter in Kahubera, said that she got the information about her mother over the phone from neighbours. Later, the woman was rescued by the police.
“The elderly woman, identified as Sanju Devi, was locked by her son, Akhilesh Kumar, in his CCL quarter since Monday. Kumar along with his family went to Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj. She was rescued on Wednesday after her daughter informed police,” said Ramgarh Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Parmeshwar Prasad.
The police said that Akhilesh Kumar said that his mother was unwell and they came to Prayagraj after making all arrangements for her food and drink. “Police rescued her after breaking the lock. The neighbours immediately gave her food. She was also given medicines and admitted to CCL hospital,” the woman’s daughter told reporters.
