Mumbai is sometimes described as a metro without a mind. People are so busy that they hardly find time for caring or being concerned for others. And on Monday night, as the festival lights were still on, Mumbai just showed its dark and heartless face when a semi-conscious , stark naked woman was allowed to lie bang on a busy road in Powai for several hours. No one cared, no one bothered and none were concerned or moved.
The woman was in her 20s and was homeless. She was found lying, ironically enough, near the upmarket Hiranandani Gardens complex. People were found coming back after the festivities or a grand dinner; some were out on a post-dinner walk. But nobody cared to help or enquire about the problem of the hapless woman.
Ironically, even as she lay on Central Avenue Road, a loud musical procession of Durga devotees passed by for immersion at Powai Lake.
Sources said that the woman looked dazed and was sitting on the pavement since evening. At 9 pm, she lost whatever little energy she had and had to sprawl on the road naked.
Finally, a local shop assistant partially covered her body with a gunny sack. She had to spend a few more hours before some residents learned of the hapless girl and came to her rescue. They tried calling the police and a van arrived by 11.40 pm and picked her up in a stretcher. Strangely enough, instead of taking her to a hospital, the police took her to the Powai police station.
The police said that the girl appeared mentally retarded and abandoned. They are planning to shift her to a woman's home in Chembur.
To be fair, a few women did come to help the girl, but that was a good five hours later.
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To ClivYahu Ruz,
I am sure u sh*t from mouth and eat from ass. looks like, its clear from u r language
To true human, Sunny 22, Hard Target, DSUSA,
Why is it the duty of police only.. What were u doing.. u useless crap.. u shud have helped her.
Useless PPl like u only are destroying the country. just blame it on others n sit n watch. but doent take any reponsiblity for what hapned.
This article is rubbish...
It tries to establish that each and everyone in the procession
1. saw the woman naked
2. saw her that she is weak/tired or semi unconsious.
3. and no one cares for some unkown person.
but still didnt come forward to help.
This is highly impossible, this is absolute bull shi*T.
Am sure the 1st person who saw her must have helped her, it could have been 5 hrs ,
10 hrs or even 12 hrs, who care how much time she was lying there
More the time she spent there doesnt mean no one came forward to help her.
The 1st person who saw her must have helped her.
Another exampl is yesterday a man was found weak, hungry and semi unconsious by Indian Air force on a small island about 3x5 feet. IAF said he could hav been sticking to the plant from 2 to 5 days but couldnt have made it to other side of the river since didnt have energy. IAF airlifted him. This doesnt mean that people saw him lying there but didnt help.
source : http://epaper.dnaindia.com/dnabangalore/bigwin.aspx?url=EpaperImages\05102009\leadpic-large.jpg&eddate=10/5/2009&pageno=18&edition=9&prntid=9183&bxid=95&pgno=18
That's govt. duty whom we have elected and made our representator.There is no rescue / emergency number like 911. And everyone knows how courtsyfull police we have. BTW, where were MNS activist at that time? I am sure they must be bussy in detaining women from some pub / disc etc.
who cares.
The truth is that we Indians have become religious fanatics. We blindly follow religion without actually realizing it's true meaning. Service of mankind is service of god is all we have been reading since childhood but nobody follows it. We follow religion for our own selfish motives rather than realizing it's true meaning. We Indians are crazy enough that we ourselves don't do anything but leave everything in the hands of god.
Lord Ganesha is worshipped in a great manner in mumbai but has he been able to stop the bomb blasts that occur every other month in mumbai city. No, because we worship god for our own selfish interest and ourselves don't do anything.
Nothing is going to improve because god has become a commodity in India with which we do business for realizing our material goals. Self Introspect!!!!
Dear Mr. Ruz,
Please don't try to grab this opportunity for spreading religious profanity. And stop abusing Indians. Yes, I am proud to be an Indian. Indians have done many good and brave deeds.
Hi, Indians. You are proud to be indian, But shame to you all mumbai citizens. You seem to be more religeous in everything but your eyes are blind just as your God
is blind, If your mother and sister were in such state what you would do, or your Daughter. She was just poor lady without house and she lie naked on the road for
serval hours. My note: you Indian all dead people no heart but stiffnecked people on earth.May my God Of Yahsarel will take this in account one day, even disaster came your eyes are not openned still, wait you all repent for this thinks. Our government is big **** and then all indian are ****. There is no other word to wirte about
our indian people. I feeling shame to all indian. Put that flag down and burn it no use
to salute to that flag any more. Tell prositute government Prositute indian people
who prositute with their Dead God who is not God. I feeling soory to you all indian.
Don't be proud at all.
@SULAIMAN A Jeddah
I dont think thats true.noone in no country is so busy not to care about someone lying in such condition. I m not sure about india but in other countries people are generous and lend hand for help. I am sure india has the same or more friendly culture but in some cities. And its not to blame 3rd generation for that, they r the most aware ones.
Its really sad to hear about such situataion still existing in india....that too in city like mumbai.