City
Epaper

Woman carries covid positive father-in-law to hospital on her back

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: June 4, 2021 13:08 IST

Coronavirus has claimed many lives and destroyed families. Many people have lost their loved ones due to the unavailability ...

Open in App

Coronavirus has claimed many lives and destroyed families. Many people have lost their loved ones due to the unavailability of beds, oxygen, or medicine. The second wave of covid has created an atmosphere of fear everywhere. 

Amid the rising cases, in a heart-wrenching incident, a daughter-in-law carried her father-in-law on her back and reached the hospital. The woman is being showered with praise everywhere. The picture of the woman carrying her father-in-law on her back has gone viral on social media.

The woman identified as Niharika, while her father-in-law's name is Thuleshwar Das. Thuleshwar Das is 75 years old. Niharika's husband Suraj stays away from home for work. So, Niharika takes care of her father-in-law in her husband's absence. They are residents of Raha, Bhatigaon. Realizing that Thuleshwar Das had contracted covid, Niharika decided to take him on her back to the hospital for treatment without thinking much. Niharika has also tested covid positive.

When Niharika arrived at the hospital with her father-in-law, local health officials asked Thuleshwar Das to get admitted to the District Covid Center and advised Niharika to stay in home isolation. However, Niharika refused to keep her father-in-law alone in the hospital. After this, the doctors gave the necessary treatment and arranged for the two to be sent to Nagaon Bhogeshwari Fukanani Civil Hospital by ambulance.

Tags: AssamCoronavirusCovid-19
Open in App

Related Stories

NationalActress Nandini Kashyap Arrested in Guwahati Hit-and-Run Case That Killed 21-Year-Old

NationalAssam News: Teen Mother Sells Her Newborn in Sivasagar for Rs 50,000

MaharashtraMaharashtra Reports 12 New COVID-19 Cases, One Death in 24 Hours

NationalAssam Shocker: Man’s Genitals Allegedly Removed Without Consent During Treatment, Victim Seeks CM’s Intervention

NationalKarnataka: Over 20 Die of Heart Attacks in 40 Days in Hassan District; Probe Ordered

National Realted Stories

NationalLok Sabha adjourned for day as deadlock over Bihar SIR persists

National'Distorted anti-India mentality', BJP tears into Rahul Gandhi after SC rebuke over Army remarks

NationalGuj CM Bhupendra Patel reviews progress of Rs 3,920 crore bulk drug park in Jambusar

NationalFinance Act 2025 provides substantial relief under new tax regime: Minister

NationalSurprised the world is silent: ISKCON’s Das expresses grief over 637 mob lynchings in Bangladesh