POOR 80 YEAR OLD WOMAN DIED IN FRONT OF GOVERNMENT OFFICE IN HOPES OF GETTING A BLANKET.

A poor elderly woman as she was unable to bear the spine-chilling cold, breathed her last in front of the SDO office in Garhwa, India.

Her name is Shyamdei Kunwar, 80 yr old, went to the SDO’s office on Monday morning to seek a blanket to protect herself from the unbearable cold. Her request was rejected by the office. She waited until the afternoon outside the office gate. It is while sitting on the pavement that she passed away because of the cold.

Later her nephew Suresh Bind, a daily labourer, told Bhaskar that his aunt hardly managed her livelihood after the death of his uncle. Kunwar’s son is also a labourer working. Suresh said that Kunwar had been visiting the SDO office for the last 15 days just to receive a blanket, but every time she had to return with empty hands.