An extreme fear of being infected with Covid-19 saw a woman from India locking herself and her young son in their home for three years. The matter only came to light on Feb 17 when her husband approached the authorities for help. The police, officials from the health and child welfare departments went to the house in the city of...
The boy is taken by the authorities for treatment after being confined in a house with his mother for three years.An extreme fear of being infected with Covid-19 saw a woman from India locking herself and her young son in their home for three years.The police, officials from the health and child welfare departments went to the house in the city of Gurugram, south-west of New Delhi, and broke open the front door to rescue the mother, Munmun Majhi, and her 11-year-old son.
Visuals from Indian media and social media showed a pile of clothes, garbage and grocery strewn all over the house. The situation started when Majhi's husband, Sujan Majhi, went to work following the lifting of lockdown restrictions in 2020. When he returned home, he was shocked to find that he was locked out of his own house.
Majhi had sought the help of their parents and relatives to convince his wife to relent, but with no success, so he lodged a police complaint, according to The Indian Express.
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