Jharkhand Shocker: Man Locks Elderly Ill Mother in Home to Attend Maha Kumbh With Family

Ranchi: A 65-year-old woman was allegedly locked inside her home in Jharkhand’s Ramgarh district, while her son travelled to Prayagraj for a holy dip at the Maha Kumbh with his wife and kids. The woman, identified as Sanju Devi, remained confined in a Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) quarter in Subhash Nagar colony for two days, surviving only on flattened rice (chura).  

Elderly Woman Locked Inside Home as Son Leaves for Maha Kumbh, Cry for Help to Neighbours  

It was the cries of hunger that alerted neighbours to her condition. Concerned residents reached out to her daughter, Chandni Devi, who rushed to the spot from Kahubera, nearly five kilometres away from Sanju Devi's home. The police were informed as soon as possible, and officials intervened in the matter, breaking the lock to rescue Sanju Devi. Neighbours provided her with food and medicine before she was taken to the CCL hospital for treatment.  

Son Defends His Actions  

Akhilesh Kumar, the woman's son and a CCL employee, had left for the Triveni Sangam along with his wife, children, and in-laws. Despite his claims of having arranged for his mother’s care, it was clear that basic provisions were not in place. Ramgarh sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) Parmeshwar Prasad confirmed that the house had been locked from the outside.  

Akhilesh, employed at CCL on compassionate grounds as a shovel operator in the Argada area, now faces scrutiny over his treatment of his elderly mother.