Statesman News Service
MALDA, July 24: Intervention from the Malda district administration today saved the father of a poor family from selling off a male child to meet his wife's treatment expenses. The incident occurred at Budhia village in English Bazaar block of Malda district. Mahela Bibi (30), a resident of Budhia village is suffering from cancer. Her husband Samsuddin Haque, a wage earner and who himself does not keep well either, was forced to sell off all their belongings including the homestead land for Mahela's treatment. Left with nothing else to sell, a desperate Haque finally decided to sell one of his sons to raise money for Mahela's treatment. The couple has three daughters, and two sons,. Learning of the situation and what Haque had planned, Mrs Arunima De, the SDO Malda, asked the local BDO to visit the family and inquire into the matter. Accordingly, Mr Ananda Sarkar, the BDO, English Bazaar, met the family and handed over Rs 120 as government cash relief to the family and ensured to provide food grains as well. The SDO, in the meanwhile, contacted the assistant chief medical officer, Malda, Mr S Datta and decided to provide Rs 5,000 to the family from the District Illness Assistance Fund. “Mahela Bibi would be admitted to Malda district hospital and from there would be taken to Kolkata for treatment with government assistance,” the Malda, SDO, said. The SDO said that she would approach the State Bank of India to adopt one of Haque's school-going child Rezina Khatun, who is a student of Budhia High Madrassa
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