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Woman with skin cancer dumped into garbage pile in Mumbai, grandson admits he did it

Posted on: Jun 26, 2025 12:36 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
Woman with skin cancer dumped into garbage pile in Mumbai, grandson admits he did it
AN elderly adult female was found prevarication in a refuse big money in Mumbai's Aarey dependency last week. While her family members initially denied any hand in the incident, the woman's grandson has now admitted that he dumped her there.Yashoda Gaikwad, 60, who reportedly has skin cancer and mental health issues, was found lying among piles of rotting garbage last week. Her pictures were circulated online, and her family was traced in Kandivali, police said.Her family initially said Yashoda went out of the house on her own, and claimed she had done so in the past as well. However, fresh CCTV footage has now countered these claims.According to an NDTV report, the clip from a hospital showed Yashoda's grandson Sagar Shewale and his uncle Babasaheb Gaikwad bringing the elderly woman in, but also taking her out. They reportedly wanted to hospitalise her but she was denied admission.The CCTV clip did not align with earlier statements by Yashoda's family, and upon further questioning, Sagar Shewale admitted to dumping his grandmother in a garbage pile. The uncle and nephew got home from the hospital at around 3:30 am, later took help from a rickshaw driver, and abandoned Yashoda.The Mumbai Police found Yashoda Gaikwad in unit number 32 of Aarey Colony last week. She was admitted to civic-run Cooper Hospital in Vile Parle according to news agency PTI."The woman told us her name was Yashoda Gaikwad and that she used to live with her grandson in Malad. She claimed he brought her to Aarey and dumped her. The two addresses she provided were of no use as no one was staying there," a police official said.Sagar Shewale and his uncle have not been arrested yet, but have been charged under section 125 of BNS (negligence), and under Section 24 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 for abandoning Yashoda.

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