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AUG 7, 2024
New elderly members were welcomed and embraced in Prabh Aasra For Care ,Treatment and rehabilation
Prabh Aasra NGO is steadfast in its mission to provide rehabilitation and shelter for senior destitute individuals. Our shelter home has become a sanctuary for the elderly, offering them not just a roof over their heads but also a sense of care, treatment and rehabilitation. With the generous support from our community through contributions, we have been able to enhance our facilities, ensuring that our residents receive the best possible care and a dignified life. Thank you for your unwavering support in making this vision a reality.
Recently, a compassionate woman named Pooja Devi, around 50 years old, was found wandering in a pitiable and abandoned state near Bansa Wali Chungi, Kharar (Mohali), right in the middle of the road. The injuries on her body suggested she had been in a severe accident. Some compassionate individuals tried to contact the authorities for help but were unable to establish contact. Considering the urgency and Pooja Devi’s miserable condition, they reached out to Prabh Aasra and informed them of the situation. Following this, Prabh Aasra's rescue team, led by Mrs. Rajinder Kaur, promptly arrived at the scene with an ambulance and brought Pooja Devi to the institution. After providing initial assistance, they learned from her that she is from Amarpura, Kolkata (West Bengal). Her husband was an alcoholic and died about five years ago due to his bad habits. Following his death, extreme poverty made it very difficult for her to raise her children. Therefore, she moved to Chandigarh with her three sons, aged 8, 7, and 2, hoping to survive by begging in a big city. However, a few days after arriving, she met with an accident and broke her right arm, which now remains deformed due to improper or delayed treatment. Seeing her wandering in this distressed state, a kind-hearted person admitted her to PGI hospital, where, due to gangrene, a blackened finger on her hand had to be amputated. Frightened by the amputation, she ran away from the hospital. Upon returning to the place where she had left her three sons, she found none of them there. Despite searching everywhere, she couldn’t find any of her children. Exhausted, she came to believe that her children had been kidnapped.
She then wandered around and ended up in Kharar, where she started begging to survive. She would ask for a little food from people and cook whatever she could gather on a temporary stove. At night, she would sleep in various places like temples, under bridges, or in front of showrooms. Here, she met with another accident, causing severe pain on the left side of her chest, badly injured both legs, and wounds on her head. After learning all this, Prabh Aasra has started her treatment.
Jarnail Singh (52 years old) was asked to admit to Prabh Aasra by the District Social Security Officer of Mohali and the President of the Municipal Council of Kurali. A retired mathematics teacher, Jarnail Singh's wife has passed away, and his parents are also deceased. Out of his two children, he has married off his daughter, while his son fell into bad company and is now in jail. Jarnail Singh had been living alone at home. Recently, a villager had been taking care of him, but for the past three days, this person locked him and his pet dog in the house and absconded with the other valuables and taking the key with him. For a day and a half, no one noticed anything, but the continuous barking of the dog raised suspicions among the neighbors. One neighbor called some respectable members of the community, who then informed the police. Coincidentally, the person who had locked Jarnail Singh was already in police custody. The police obtained the key from him and unlocked the house. Subsequently, the community contacted the President of the Municipal Council of Kurali and the District Social Security Officer of Mohali, who then reached out to Prabh Aasra. The organization's rescue team, led by S Jasvir Singh brought him to the main complex via ambulance, where he was given a medical check-up, and his treatment and care began. He is still unconscious with open eyes and was in ICU for many days.
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