A 78-year-old retired railway official, who has been bedridden for the last six months due to paralysis, was brutally assaulted by his caretaker in Mira Road. Chandrakant Shinde’s face got swollen after Babula Nahak, hired from a Malad-based agency, punched him in his face, ribs and legs. “His medical report reveals that his ribs have fractures and he needs time to undergo surgeries,” said his son Dipak, who accused police of not registering an FIR in the sensitive case till the time of going to press.

Chandrakant lives with his wife Madhuri, 74, while Dipak lives in Pen. They felt totally helpless during the incident as the caretaker was heavily intoxicated,” Dipak said. “My parents were in a terrible condition. You can imagine how frightened they would have been after the incident, but still my mother called the police emergency number (112) immediately. A police team arrived but it was just an eyewash,” Dipak told mid-day.