Delhi Police’s Sangam Vihar and Jamia Nagar Police Station staff members have set an example by adopting family members who survived after they tried to end their lives owing to financial issues.
Their miseries started after Jitendra, a lawyer by profession, tried to kill his children and wife and himself. Jitendra and his nine-year-old daughter died while his wife and 11-year-old daughter survived.
It was on the night of Holi on March 2, 2018, when Jitendra unable to earn money for his family, slashed the throat of his family.
"We received a call on Holi from the neighbours. When we reached the spot, we found four people, including two children lying in pool of blood," said Upendra Singh the then Station House Officer (SHO) of Sangam Vihar Police Station and now posted at Jamia Nagar Police Station.
"They were taken tonearby hospital where Jitendra was declared brought dead. After 15 days of treatment unfortunately his nine year old girl died too.
“The survivor, Jitendra's wife Meenakshi, along with her 11-year-old daughter approached the police station and narrated her ordeal following which some police personnel in Sangam Vihar police station decided to adopt the family and arranged a rented house and even paid the school fee of the child. Now every month we pay rent of the home and buy ration for them," said the SHO.
"About 25 police personnel from Jamia Nagar and Sangam Vihar police station give around Rs 150-200 for the family every month," said Krishan Yadav, Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) posted in the area. As a matter of fact, Inspector Upendra is also famous among residents of Sangam Vihar as he helped 52 habitual bootleggers to give up their vice and started selling milk in the area to earn their living.
"We had launched a crackdown on the sale of illicit liquor in the area following which most of the sellers said what else business they should do. I contacted Mother Dairy and urged them to supply milk in Sangam Vihar. Now they sell milk instead of illicit liquor," said the SHO.
Upendra is in regular touch with the family of late Jitendra in order to ensure that they are safe. "Since his daughter is growing and we have ensured that she is safe and is pursuing her studies", said Singh.
