“I used to see this thin and sickly man (Rai) who could not even stand on his own on the footpath on his way to my college for lectures. Some passers-by would give him biscuits or vada-pav; No one had time to help this homeless man properly,” said the college student. imuna philipOne New Panvel resident.
Seeing that the young student was keeping a close eye on his situation, the homeless man gestured with his hand to help him if he could.
“He could barely speak, but he told me his full name and said he was from Delhi, and had also lived in Kolkata for some time. Some other street vendors also gathered at the spot and told me that he Sitting here like this. For more than two years, without any proper help,” said Imuna, who then called her father, Pastor KM Philip, who runs the Social and Evangelical Association for Love (SEAL) ashram in New Panvel. is the founder.
The SEAL’s chief constable, Abraham Mathai, who is the former head of the state Minorities Commission, then called Imunah and advised him to go to the Azad Maidan police station to obtain the mandatory police letter to take the homeless man to the hospital.
“Police officers of Azad Maidan, API Poonam Jadhav and PSI Nitin Chowdhary, were very cooperative in shifting Rai to MGM Hospital in Kamothe. But I had to skip my college classes that day (30 November) to complete the formalities ” To take the homeless man to the hospital,” he added.
SEAL Chaplain Philip commented: “Over the past two years, hundreds of civilians, including government officials, students and other office-goers, must have seen the pitiful condition of Rai on this sidewalk. However, either people don’t have time.” Want to help someone, whether they want to, or they don’t care. The fast-paced city life makes its residents tough; However, there is still some hope as long as the city of angels still works among us. ,
Phillip further said that while Seal admitted the homeless man to the hospital, his condition was not very good, as he had breathing problems and was also suffering from septic shock. “Rai was taken to the ICU and put on a ventilator, but he died on December 8. Had he been rescued a few months ago, he might have survived,” he added.
Imuna told that they still do not know about her family. “However, Rai was cremated at Amardham in Panvel. We are hopeful that after going through media reports, his family members may come in contact with SEALs. Rai had also told SEAL volunteers that earlier he Was admitted to Bombay Hospital, but he did not elaborate further,” he said.