A 76-year-old woman, who allegedly suffered harassment at the hands of her son and daughter-in-law, has got sole possession of her flat in Dombivili after Thane Collector Mahendra Kalyankar ruled in favour of her under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007.
The septuagenarian was working as a nurse in Kuwait and shifted to Mumbai about nine years ago. She later moved into a bigger flat she had bought in Dombivili along with her son and daughter-in-law in 2008. The woman alleged that soon after moving in, her son and his wife started harassing her and demanded that the house be transferred in the latter’s name. She was also allegedly denied food, medicines and even beaten once.
NGO Damini Eagle Brigade activist and ‘Police Mitra’ member Sunita Kuttan said the elderly woman, hailing from Kerala, approached the Manpada police regarding her harassment. The cops then requested the ‘Police Mitra’ (an organisation set up by the police to assist them in solving citizens’ problems) to help her. Ms. Kuttan then took the matter up with Dr. Kalyankar.
Subsequently, her son and daughter-in-law vacated the premises on August 3, Ms. Kuttan said, adding they were happy at having been able to get justice for the woman. —PTI
