19 disabled senior citizens found captive in old age home in Delhi
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New Delhi: Nineteen specially-abled senior citizens, found kept in an insanitary and pitiful condition in an old age home here, were rescued by Delhi Women and Child Development Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam and Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal on Friday.
The minister and the DCW chief carried out a surprise inspection at the old age home, run by an NGO, in Nangloi after getting information on their plight.
दिल्ली सरकार के WCD मंत्री @AdvRajendraPal एवं DCW अध्यक्षा @SwatiJaiHind ने नांगलोई स्थित एक NGO द्वारा संचालित वृद्धाश्रम का औचक निरीक्षण किया।
छोटे से कमरे में 19 से भी अधिक बुज़ुर्ग दिव्यांगों को अमानवीय स्थिति में रखा गया। मंत्री राजेंद्र जी ने कार्यवाई के आदेश दिए हैं। pic.twitter.com/2DI2veloEG
— Amit Mishra (@Amitjanhit) July 31, 2020
The senior citizens were found confined in a small room and alleged that they were held captive and beaten up.
Gautam has ordered immediate action in the matter.
IANS
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