Sitting amid the blackened remains of his home, 32-year-old Nikesh Gawali carefully broke open a half-melted plastic box with a screwdriver. His hands shook slightly, not out of fear, but out of hope. “I’m trying to find my daughter Aarti’s gold earrings,” he said quietly, still focused on the box. “She’s just five. I got them made recently after months of labour work.” The plastic box, warped and blackened by heat, was one of the few things left from his two-room house on the outskirts of Dhamangaon village . All around him lay ash, broken tin sheets and charred wooden beams. The walls had cracked under the heat and the front room’s tin roof had caved in completely. What remained was a blackened debris all around - almost nothing to suggest a home once stood there. Nikesh earns his living as an agricultural labourer, like many in the village. Work is uncertain and depends on the season. Those earrings weren’t just jewellery - they were a small dream, a reward for his hard work,...
Only son of Mohril couple is settled in USA as ill health and loneliness forced the couple to end lives, feel police
By Dheeraj Fartode
In a heart wrenching incident, a couple whose only son is settled in USA, ended lives in a suicide pact in Swalambai Nagar area apartment on Sunday. The Mohril couple's deteriorating health along with loneliness seems to have weighed in their joint decision to commit suicide. The incident has sent shock waves in the locality.
Rana Pratap Nagar police identified the deceased couple as Deepak Bhimrao Mohril (68) and Vasanti (61), residents of Ashirwad Nagar. The two consumed poison on Sunday morning in their 2BHK apartment triggering grief among the residents of area as issue of care of old aged parents have came to fore. Such couples or single parent whose wards have immigrated to USA or other western countries number many in West Nagpur localities.
A maid servant arrived at the home for daily work and knocked on the door. She called a driver after Mohril couple did not respond to repeated knockings. The driver broke open the door as the two sensed that the elderly couple may have fallen ill. However the sight that greeted them inside the flat left them stunned as two stumbled upon lifeless bodies of Mohrils'. The couple was spralwed on a bed in one of the bedroom. The driver immediately informed police and staff of Rana Pratap Nagar police station rushed to the spot for investigations.
A senior police officer informed that the couple had consumed poison to commits suicide. The Mohrils were frustrated with deteriorating health, although they were financially sound. The prospect of living alone in case any one of them dies first finally weighed heavily and the two must have entered into suicide pact.
Police said inquiry with maid that Mohrils were not keeping good health and even their movement got restricted due to aged related issues. The maid used to come in morning and evening hours to cook food. Mohril's son is settled in USA. The cops were also unable to contact close relatives of the couple as Mohril had no relatives in the city. The police have informed the son about the death. The police have registered a case of accidental death and started investigations.
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