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INDIA CONCERNED OVER RAKHINE VIOLENCE, SAYS SWARAJ IN BANGLADESH
DHANBAD/RANCHI: A 43-year-old rickshaw pull er died in D han bad on Saturday night, allegedly of starvation — the second such death in the state in less than a month.
On September 28, Santoshi Kumari, 11, died after staying hungry for four days in Sim de ga. Her death is under investigation.
In the case of Dhanbad man Baidyanath Ravidas, he had not got to eat for the past seven days, his widow Parvati Devi said on Sunday.
The family did not have a ration card for the past four years and failed to get one despite several attempts.
The district administration claimed the man suffered from asthma and had died of his ailment. Parvati said Ravidas was bedridden for over a week and starvation had aggravated his condition.
Dhanbad deputy commissioner AD od de rubbished allegations of starvation and said that Ravidas’ son and wife were both earning, so death due to starvation was not possible.
“The information we have shows that the family has four earning members and none of them earns less than ₹3,000 a month,” Dodde said.
State food and public distribution director Su nil Kumar Sin ha has ordered a probe.
Although Parvati works as a domestic help and her husband pulled rickshaw for a living, they were not listed in Below Poverty Line (BPL) category.
Meanwhile, Jharia circle officer KD Singh handed over a cheque of ₹20,000 to Parvati Devi for cremation.
Singh also assured that the family will get a ration card soon. Parvati said that four years ago they were listed as BPL family in a card that issued to Jago Ravid as, elder brother of the deceased. However, they were delisted when J ago died. Attempts to get a ration card also failed, she said.