Click to play videoMumbai: 75-year-old Rajaram Shevde's bruises on his arm signs of the violent relationship he and his wife share with their unemployed son.
Shevde says he has already filed six police complaints against the 36-year-old son and yet he harasses him and his wife for money a meager pension he can ill afford to part with.
"He roars like a lion, he shouts at us then he threatens that he will kill," says Rajaram Shevde.
Shevde was at the Dignity Foundation, an organisation that offers help to the elderly. Their helpline receives around 30 calls each day. Workers here say the new law will check future offenders.
“People stop giving money to their parents giving all kinds of excuses and they find themselves in a very difficult situations,” Manager, Dignity Foundation, Neha Shah.
Social workers also feel a case of the new legislation needs to be considered on a case-by-case basis so that the reasons for people who are unable to take care of their parents are also looked at.
Shevde too, is looking forward to the new law.
“Implementation may take time, but at least he will know the consequences,” says Rajaram Shevde.
This clearly shows that elder abuse is a rampant problem.
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