Millionaires

Fifty-year-old Farzona claimed she holds a post-graduate degree in business administration and had worked as an accountant in London before returning to India a couple of years ago. Her son is an architect in the United States.

“She has her own apartment at Anandbagh in posh Ameerpet area in the city. She was apparently mentally disturbed after the death of her husband some time ago. Following a suggestion from a godman, she took to begging at the dargah, which is known for providing shelter for psychologically disturbed people,” Rao said.

The ashram authorities contacted her son based on the information provided by her. He was already in Hyderabad and was looking for his mother, they said.

“She was hell-bent on continuing begging at the dargah. We took an affidavit from her son and handed her over to him on the same evening,” the jail superintendent said.

Another woman, Rabiya Baseera, from Defence Colony at Langar Houz also fought with the jail authorities for bringing her to the rehab centre.

“She claimed that she was a green card holder in the USA and had huge properties in Hyderabad. However, her brothers had allegedly usurped her properties,” the jail official said.

“She lost her mental peace fighting to get back her wealth and following an advice from some of her relatives, she came to the dargah and was begging to get the mental peace,” he added.

The 44-year-old Baseera stayed in the ashram for a day before she was handed over to her relatives by the authorities.