4-Feb-2013
Mangalore : The Women and Child Welfare department officials, along with the
police, raided Ashraya Rehabilitation Centre at Nanthoor on Sunday night,
following allegations that the centre authorities were not following the
guidelines for running an old age home and rehab centre for the mentally ill.
All the 27 inmates of the centre, including 14 men and 13 women, have been
shifted to Wenlock Hospital for further treatment. The raid came in the wake of
reports that a young girl escaped from the centre by jumping over the compound
wall Sunday night.
However, the centre’s managing trustee Upendra Naik chased and caught her and
started abusing her.
The neighbours who witnessed the incident informed the police and the Women and
Child Welfare Department secretary. Speaking to Deccan Herald, Women and Child
Welfare department deputy director Shakunthala said the centre was run by Naik.
She said she had been directed by the secretary of the Women and Child Welfare
department to visit the spot at around 11.30 pm. The raid continued till 3.30
am.
“We shifted the inmates after seeking permission from the Dakshina Kannada
Deputy Commissioner,” she said.
“We have filed a case against the centre at the Kadri police station. The rooms
were congested and stinking. Men and women shared the same room and the
condition of aged people was appalling as they were forced to live with the
mentally ill. In one of the rooms, we saw an old woman sleeping on the floor
without any mattress or bedsheet,” she said.
The inmates also complained that Naik abused them and gave them medicines meant
for the mentally ill.
“We will try to contact the families of the inmates and send them back to their
homes. If the families fail to respond, we will send them to recognised
institutions after getting them treated for their sickness.” Shakunthala said
the owner of the centre collected Rs 50,000 as advance from the families of a
few inmates.
Local residents said none of them was allowed anywhere near the compound wall
of the centre.Police have arrested Naik.
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/309964/mlore-rehab-centre-raided-27.html
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