Police have rescued two young sisters, 8-year-old Himanshi and 3-year-old
Deepali, from a small house in North-west Delhi, India after they were
abandoned by their parents for being girls. They had been locked up inside
their home for days before
neighbours alerted Delhi Police.
When the house was broken into, the two sisters were found starved and
lying on a broken cot holding each other’s hand. Himanshi had deep wounds on
her head and Police personnel who went to rescue them noticed worms coming out
of the injuries.
The house was stinking, full of flies, mosquitoes and had no ventilation.
The children who could barely survive were quickly rushed to Bhim Rao Ambedkar
Hospital, Rohini, where they are under doctor’s observation.
Police investigation revealed that their parents 35-year-old Bunty and
his wife, Rajni have three children. Besides the girls, they also have
5-year-old son.
“For past some time, Bunty was jobless and had taken to drinking. The
family barely met both ends. Frustrated over financial difficulties, Rajni left
the home with her only son leaving behind her two daughters at the mercy of
drunkard and jobless husband. Bunty didn’t work, instead, cursed the two girls
for having born to him. He could not give the girls food. Finally, on 15th
August, when the entire country was celebrating attainment of freedom from
British rule, he locked the two little girls to die of starvation and went
away. Already starved for two-three days, Himanshi and Deepali were in
extremely bad condition when the landlord and the neighbours sought help from
police on 19th August.”
After the girls were rescued, the police found out they had a
grandmother. They searched for her and found her in an old age home. The
80-year-old woman however revealed that she was driven out of home by Bunty a
few years ago. She wandered for some time on streets before she found shelter
at the care home. However, although the condition of the girls were explained
to her, she refused to take care of them.
Although their parents have not been found, the Delhi Child Welfare
Committee, have agreed to send the girls to a rehabilitation centre.
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