Police action against those negligent towards their elderly parents: Top cop

NT Correspondent | NT

Bengaluru: Following the recent case of an elderly woman allegedly abandoned by her daughter near Anekal, the city police commissioner B Dayananda has directed the personnel to take serious note of cases of elderly people being shunned by their children forcing them to stay at old age homes.

Obavva, 80, a resident of Dommasandra was allegedly dropped off near a temple by her daughter and son-in-law, on Saturday night.

The old woman was taken to an NGO in Bannerghatta by a few residents where she is currently being treated.

The old woman, who was in tears, said that she will never go back to her daughter's house as she was allegedly subjected to humiliation and assault by her daughter and sonin-law.

Authorities in Bengaluru are mulling stringent action against those, who neglect their parents and compel them to stay at old age homes.

Bengaluru police have been directed to file criminal cases against people whose parents are forced to stay at old age homes.

Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayanand directed the police to register criminal cases against those who are found negligent towards their parents as per court order.

The scene of the elderly woman being dropped on the side of the road was caught on CCTV.

Locals noticed the old lady, who had been lying on the roadside all night before she was rescued and sent her to a nearby old age home. In November last year, the Karnataka High Court said that children are dutybound to take care of their elderly parents.

A division bench comprising Chief Justice PB Varale and Justice Krishna S Dixit said this while hearing a case of a daughter and son-inlaw who allegedly beat up their parents and turned them out of the house after receiving the property as deed of gift.