Kerala police file first case against children for abandoning mother
Kollam (Kerala), Sep.30 (ANI):
Kerala Police in Kollam district has recently made first arrest in a case against six siblings under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 for allegedly neglecting and abandoning their widowed mother, who is 74-year-old.
The case is first of its kind under the Act.
Acting on a complaint by the social activists, the District Collector of Kollam ordered an inquiry, and based on the report the police registered a case against the six siblings and the eldest son was arrested.
He was, however, later released on bail.
Laxmikutty, the mother, never thought that one day her children would lock her up in her own home at an age when she would need them the most.
Of the fourteen children that Laxmikutty gave birth to only six survived and they are today well-settled in their personal lives.
But Laxmikutty had been leading a pitiable life as her children refused to look after her. She was taken to a hospital after social workers in the neighbourhood learnt about her plight.
According to A. Shajahan, Collector, Kollam District, if Laxmikutty's sons don't bother for her care and legal action will be taken against all of them.
Abandoned old people have become a social problem in Kerala, where 11 per cent of the total population of 36 million people, fall under the senior citizen category.
Abridged
SOURCE: NewsTrack Kerala
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