Grandson among three held for abandoning elderly woman with cancer

Grandson among three held for abandoning elderly woman with cancer

Grandson among three held for abandoning elderly woman with cancer

MUMBAI: (Jun 27) A 33-year-old man and two others have been arrested here for allegedly dumping his grandmother, a cancer patient, in a forested area near Aarey Colony in the city, police said.

The woman, around 70 years old, was found near a garbage dump in a distressed state on the morning of June 22, and was admitted to the hospital by police.

Her grandson Sagar Shevale (33), brother-in-law Babasaheb Gaikwad (70) and autorickshaw driver Sanjay Kadresham (27) were purportedly seen in CCTV footage leaving her at the spot where she was found, a police official said on Thursday.