Remembering the Disabled Murdered by Caregivers
Name: Fardeen Khan.
Died: May 17, 2015.
Age at death: 8.
Cause of death: Murder.
Location: Chandni Mahal, central Delhi, India.
Disability: Unspecified.
Details:
After an argument between his parents, Fardeen was bludgeoned to death by his father.
Fardeen’s disability is unknown, but it may be cerebral palsy, from a fall to the floor as a baby.
Perpetrator: Nazar Khan (Father).
Source: Man kills disabled son
Name: Umesh.
Died: May 1, 2015.
Age at death: 35.
Cause of death: Murder.
Location: Amatekoppa, Shikaripur, India.
Disability: Physical disability.
Details:
Umesh’s brother rented a mini-truck, drove him out to the outskirts of a village, and ran him over. Police first categorized it as a hit-and-run, but they received tips that Umesh’s brother had taken out three life insurance policies on him and killed him to collect the money.
Perpetrator: Kumar (Brother), arrested, charged with murder.
Name: Ila Harjivandas Gandhi.
Died: November 15, 2010.
Age at death: 62.
Cause of death: Murder.
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Disability: Schizophrenia.
Details:
Ila’s sister-in-law paid their servant to kill Ila and her mother. Her mother survived the attack, but Ila died from stab wounds.
Perpetrator: Ramchandra Ganpat Gomane (Servant) and Rupal Gandhi (Daughter-in-law; caregiver). Acquitted.
Source: Sister-in-law gave supari to murder 62-yr-old in Mumbai
Senior citizen found murdered in Gamdevi
Name: Karandeep Arora.
Died: October 25, 2010.
Age at death: 18.
Cause of death: Murder-suicide.
Location: New Delhi, India.
Disability: Visual and mobility impairment.
Details:
Karandeep’s parents either smothered or poisoned him, and then both of them committed suicide.
Perpetrator: Saminder Singh Arora and Mini Arora (Parents).
Name: Rohit Singh.
Died: September 10, 2010.
Age at death: 7.
Cause of death: Fatal abuse.
Location: Bthinda, India.
Disability: Visual impairment and injured leg from previous abuse.
Details:
When he soiled his bed, Rohit’s father beat him to death with a hammer.
Perpetrator: Gurmeet Singh (Father).