In a gut-wrenching case that raises serious questions about humanity and family, a frail elderly woman battling advanced skin cancer was found in a garbage dump in Aarey Colony on Saturday morning. Left to die amidst waste and plastic, she had been reportedly dumped there by her own grandson.

The discovery was made around 8.30 am on the road leading to Unit No 32 in Aarey Colony. Acting on a tip-off to the police control room, a team from Aarey police station rushed to the spot, only to find a woman in her 60s or 70s lying helpless among piles of rotting garbage. She was dressed in a pink nightdress and a grey petticoat.

Her face bore a festering, untreated wound, likely caused by a severe form of skin cancer, and her cheeks and nose were visibly infected. The smell of infection and neglect lingered in the air, as officers were left stunned at her condition.