Statesman News Service
MALDA, Feb. 25: The Malda district administration today registered the first case under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007 following a complaint from an elderly couple.
Mr Prashanta Choudhury (70) and his wife Mrs Niva Choudhury (66), residents of Bachamari colony, today met the Malda SDO and lodged a complaint against one of their sons and his wife who, they alleged, had severely beaten them.
A visibly scared Mr Choudhury informed the SDO and social welfare officers that his son Prabhat and daughter-in-law Chameli had severely beaten him up demanding gold ornaments weighing 30 grams.
In the last few days, they had begun to torture the elderly couple, demanding gold despite having received plots of land.
The SDO informed police about the situation so that protection for the elderly couple could be provided. The SDO has also asked a senior welfare officer, Mr P Singha Roy, to inquire into the matter so that maintenance may be arranged.
After receiving the complaint, the district officials talked to Mr Prabhat Choudhury over the telephone and warned him not to torture his parents. (END)
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