Woman locked in a room for 15 years. Who locked her will shock you
The police on Wednesday in India western state of Goa had claimed to have rescued a 50-year-old woman who had been locked in a dark room by her brother for 15 years.
The woman, identified as Sunita Verlekar, was rescued by police from her parents’ home in North Goa’s Candolim village, following an informant from a well-known women’s rights organisation, Bailancho Saad.
“She was in a closed room was for 15 years.
“We were informed about it by the organisation, following which a Women’s Police Station team rescued her on Tuesday,’’ SP (Crime) Karthik Kashyap told newsmen.
The Police also added that the woman has been sent to a hospital run by the state, following which she would be admitted to Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour.
The Local media also reported that the woman came back to her parents’ house some 15 years ago after her relationship with a man she was initially married to went sour after she discovered the man already had a wife.
According to reports gathered, her family members locked her in the room after she started behaving abnormally after her return from Mumbai and they used to serve her food and water from a window.
“We have registered a case, but have not arrested anyone. The probe is on
Another police official said.
“The statement of the woman’s family members have been recorded and we are speaking to neighbours “.
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