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Abandoned old woman rescued, case against son

PTI
Published : Aug 29, 2016, 1:03 am IST
Updated : Aug 29, 2016, 1:03 am IST

The Delhi police has rescued a 75-year-old woman allegedly abandoned by her son after registering its first case under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizen Act about 8 years of it

The Delhi police has rescued a 75-year-old woman allegedly abandoned by her son after registering its first case under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizen Act about 8 years of its coming into being.

The woman was found wandering near the Lodhi Colony police station on August 16. The cops took her to the police station in a run-down condition and tried to comfort her, a senior officer said.

Since the woman was not forthcoming about her whereabouts, the police took her to a shelter home where it was learnt that she could be admitted there only either by her blood relations or through a court order.

Later, a court directed the police to look for the family of the woman and her son Ranu, a resident of Kotla Mubarakpur in south Delhi, was located.

The police questioned Ranu, who claimed his mother was not mentally fit and had left the home without his knowledge.

Nevertheless, the condition of the woman indicated otherwise and a case was registered at the Lodhi Colony police station, the police said.

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