Maha couple found dead, kin says couldn't help due to lockdown

Solapur, May 11 () The bodies of a 70-year-old manand his 65-year-old wife were found on Friday after a foulsmell started emanating from their house in Shastri Nagar areaof Solapur district in Maharashtra, officials said.

An official identified the two as Abdul Gani Shiledarand Hasina and said the couple's son was mentally unwell andhad been telling people in the vicinity in Shastri Nagar areathat his parents lay dead in the house but no one possiblypaid attention.

"They were not keeping well. I used to take food forthem but my aunt had almost stopped eating. Unfortunately, Icould not take them to the hospital because of the lockdown,"said relative Ashfaq Shiledar, who lives nearby.

"I think she died of weakness caused due to risingtemperatures as they lived in a tin-roof house while my uncledied of a heart attack as per preliminary information," heclaimed.

Meanwhile, queried on whether the deaths could havebeen caused by starvation, Solapur Collector MilindShambharkar said a deputy collector level officer has beenasked to probe the incident and his report is awaited.

Solapur Police Commissioner Ankush Shinde too said aninquiry was underway into the incident. SPKBNM BNM