NE NEWS SERVICE
PUNALUR, APRIL 16
A man had to carry his ailing bare-chested father on his shoulder to home after being discharged from a government hospital following treatment for urinary infection on Wednesday. A video of this incident created a flutter on social media which prompted the State Human Rights panel to register a case on its own.
A man carried his 89-year old ailing father on his shoulder and walked under the blazing sun for nearly one kilometer to their home after police allegedly stopped their autorickshaw citing lockdown restrictions in Punalur town in Kollam district.
Kollam Superintendent of Police (Rural) Hari Sankar has ordered a probe by a senior officer into the incident, police said, adding they did not possess necessary documents for their travel as required during the lockdown.
Roymon, a native of Kulathupuzha, had to face the alleged ordeal while bringing back his father P G George from the hospital.
Later talking to local TV channels, the man alleged the police stopped the vehicle about a kilometre away from his house and didn’t let them proceed further even after showing the hospital documents.
As the incident drew widespread condemnation, the state Human Rights Commission initiated a case on its own and asked the district police chief to submit a report, authorities said.
