The recent example is a viral video in Ayodhya where a group of people left an elderly woman on the road, an act that is appalling. The twist in this story is that it was her family members who turned out to be the perpetrators of her actions.
The female victim was an 80-yer-old woman with throat cancer, who was reportedly left in the street at night by her daughter-in-law and other relatives because of her sickness and absence of money to get treatment. According to the reports, the woman suffered in pain through the night and sadly died the following morning in the hospital. Three of them, including the daughter-in-law have been arrested by the police.
Incident Captured on CCTV
This was done during the night of July 23. The older woman was dropped off an e-rickshaw outside a furniture store in Ayodhya. The shopkeeper, who was Ghanshyam Verma, reached his shop around 8.30 AM and when he opened the shop he found the woman lying unconscious and lying on the pavement. He instantly called the police and the ambulance services.
The CCTV recording in the store was able to record the whole scene. It depicted the dumping of the old woman in the road by two women and a man and wrapping her in a bedsheet and run away. The woman was observed to move a little bit, yet to their surprise they just left the woman to die.
The woman was an elderly one and her name was noted to be Bhagwati Devi, who was a native of Gonda district. She had throat cancer and allegedly had wounds with maggots. She was taken to the hospital upon being brought to the doctors in the morning, but she died there after approximately eight hours after having been taken to the hospital.
Daughter in law says, No Money for Treatment
The daughter-in-law that has been arrested named Jaya Singh told the police that her husband names Raju Singh is an alcoholic and does not contribute towards the household expenses. They stated that they could not have medical assistance to her mother in law and therefore resolved to leave her with the assistance of a neighbour and a young man.
A CCTV video that captures the situation in 1 min 22 sec has shown clearly one man and two women laying the elderly woman by the road side. One of the guys helps her to cover up with a sheet and the other guy goes back momentarily to see her face after which all three of them drive away in the e-rick. The old lady lay there in pain the whole night.
Police Action: Three Arrested, Investigation Ongoing
A case has been registered by Ayodhya police based on the different sections of IPC and prisoned all the three accused. The act was criticized by authorities as being not only a criminal act but also a human brutal act. Medical report and CCTV recording will be the most significant evidence in the case.
