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Indian Express
16 hours ago
- Indian Express
Man arrested for abandoning grandmother suffering from cancer at garbage dumping site
Mumbai Police on Thursday arrested a man for allegedly abandoning his 60-year-old grandmother suffering from skin cancer at a garbage dumping site at Aarey Colony. According to police, the accused, Sagar Shevale (33), told them that he abandoned his ailing grandmother, Yashoda Gaikwad, out of frustration after spending a lot of money on her treatment, and hospitals refusing to admit her. The police have also arrested a relative of Shevale and the driver of an autorickshaw in which he took his grandmother to the dumping site. Shevale works as an office boy at a firm in Andheri while his wife works as a domestic help, police said, adding that Gaikwad lives with them. On June 22, Gaikwad was found abandoned in a garbage dumping place near Aarey forest area. A police team spotted the elderly woman lying amid the garbage and rushed her to the Cooper hospital. The police started scanning the CCTV footage outside Shevale's Borivali building and it was revealed that on June 21, he and his relative Babasaheb Gaikwad (70) rushed the elderly woman in an autorickshaw to Shatabdi Hospital. However, the hospital did not admit her and recommended them to take her to Nair hospital, police said. Fed up of this, Shevale asked the autodriver to take them to Aarey Colony and he allegedly abandoned the woman at the dumping site. Shevale also allegedly told Gaikwad that he would take her back home after some time, a police officer said. 'We have found CCTV footage showing Shevale along with the elderly person near his house and also outside the Shatabdi hospital, which confirms that he abandoned her. He claimed he had put in a lot of money in her treatment and was fed up with her expensive treatment and taking care of her,' said Ravindra Patil, senior inspector of Aarey Marg police station. Shewale and two others were arrested under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita section 125 (act endangering life or personal safety of others) and the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act.
Time of India
16 hours ago
- Time of India
Grandson, her brother-in-law, and auto driver who dumped elderly cancer patient on Aarey road arrested in Mumbai
Mumbai: Four days after a cancer-afflicted senior citizen was found on a street at Aarey Colony, police arrested her grandson, her elderly brother-in-law and an autorickshaw driver and charged them for abandoning her and endangering her life and safety. Police said her grandson, Sagar Shewale (33) couldn't get her admitted to any hospital and was "fed up" of looking after her. Her cancer is in an advanced stage. Yashoda Gaikwad, who is in her 60s, was found sitting near some bushes at Aarey Colony around 7am on June 21. She had a wound on her face and was unable to speak clearly, said police officials. You Can Also Check: Mumbai AQI | Weather in Mumbai | Bank Holidays in Mumbai | Public Holidays in Mumbai Police took her to Trauma Care Hospital in Jogeshwari, but the facility did not have the necessary equipment to treat her. She was then admitted to R N Cooper Hospital in Vile Parle (W), where she is currently recuperating. Investigations revealed that Yashoda lived with Shevale, his wife and son in Kandivli (E). When police contacted Shevale, who works as an office boy at Andheri, he expressed shock to learn about the circumstances in which his grandmother was found. But on further investigation, police learnt that Shevale had not disclosed all facts. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like USDJPY đang đi lên không? IC Markets Đăng ký Undo Shevale had tried to get his grandmother admitted to the Babasaheb Ambedkar Hospital in Kandivli on June 20, but failed to do so. He then contacted her brother-in-law, Babasaheb Gaikwad (70). They hired an autorickshaw driver, Sanjay Kadreshim (32), to ferry her to Aarey Colony. They told police that it was dark when they dumped her on the street. Shevale paid Kadreshim Rs 400 for the job. Babasaheb told police that later he felt remorse and asked Shevale to pick up his grandmother from Aarey Colony. He claimed that Shevale lied to him that he had brought her home and even fed her. Shevale, Babasaheb and Kadreshim have been booked under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
India Today
a day ago
- India Today
Mumbai man dumps ailing grandmother in forest, claims she had become violent
Mumbai Police has arrested a 33-year-old man for allegedly abandoning his ailing grandmother in the Aarey forest during the early hours of June 22. Two others, including an autorickshaw driver and the woman's brother-in-law, were also detained in connection with the incident, officials told India Today accused, Sagar Shevale, was initially evasive in his statement to the police, claiming that his grandmother had wandered off on her own. However, further investigation and CCTV footage contradicted his to police officials, Shevale, along with his grandmother's brother-in-law Babasaheb Gaikwad (70) and autorickshaw driver Sanjay Kadresham (27), were seen escorting the elderly woman to Shatabdi Hospital late on the night of June 21. The hospital, however, did not admit her. Later, around 3 am on June 22, the trio allegedly took her to the Aarey forest and left her believe the woman, who reportedly suffered from medical and mental health issues, had become aggressive and violent at home, even attacking Shevale and his wife. Distressed by her behaviour, Shevale and Gaikwad allegedly decided to abandon police tracked the accused using surveillance footage and took all three into custody. However, since the charges were under bailable sections, they were released after being served the woman was found in a distressed state inside the forest, police personnel rushed her to Cooper Hospital. However, in a troubling lapse, the hospital allegedly delayed her admission for several hours despite her deteriorating hospital only admitted her after police intervention. The Maharashtra Human Rights Commission has since launched an inquiry into the hospital's conduct.A case has been registered under Section 125 of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita and Section 24 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act.- Ends
