In a disturbing turn of events, Aarey police have arrested three men — including the grandson of an ailing 70-year-old woman — who allegedly abandoned her near a garbage heap in the early hours of Saturday, instead of securing medical help. Police say the trio had first taken her to a hospital, but when admission was denied, they chose to dump her and flee. The woman, Yashoda, was found in a fragile and distressed state near Dargah Road in Aarey Colony. 

What happened that night

According to Aarey police, Yashoda — who suffers from physical and mental health issues — had become aggressive late Friday night. She reportedly tried to strangle herself and later hit her grandson, Sagar Shewale. Alarmed, Shewale called her brother-in-law, Babasaheb Gaikwad, and the two decided to take her to Shatabdi Hospital in Kandivli West, using a 108 ambulance. CCTV footage confirms she was brought into the hospital at 2.23 am but taken out by 2.40 am, after hospital staff allegedly declined to admit her due to the unavailability of services. “The key CCTV cameras at the hospital’s gate and passage were not working, which initially made it hard to trace her movements,” said an officer from the investigation team.