Elderly in Delhi face harassment over property
By Rashme Sehgal
New Delhi, March 24: Every second elderly person in Delhi faces harassment over property or knows another senior who does. Delhi’s elite, who live in south Delhi colonies where property rates have skyrocketed, have the highest number of property-related harassment cases in the national capital.
South Delhi has registered 41.6 per cent cases, followed by central Delhi with 20.8 per cent cases. Fifty per cent of these harassment cases are being inflicted on parents by their children or children-in-law.
The survey pointed out that a majority of those living with their children are facing intense pressure to either sell off their property, or to transfer the ownership to their sons or daughters.
If they refuse, they are subjected to physical injury, verbal abuse and, in extreme cases, food is denied to them. They are kept in forcible isolation and are not allowed to meet their friends and relatives. Nor are they allowed to walk outside or receive phone calls.
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SOURCE: howrahIndiaNews
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