Family whose daughters starved ran tea stall before falling on hard times
NEWDELHI: The family of Mangal Singh, whose three daughters died of starvation in east Delhi’s Mandawali on Tuesday, had seen “better days” before falling on hard times due to a combination of factors, according to neighbours from the by-lane where he lived until last week .
For several years, Singh ran a tea stall in lane number 2 of Mandawali’s Saket Block that did brisk business, with rickshaw pullers in the neighbourhood forming the bulk of his regular clientele. Neighbours, including photo studio manager Harichand Gola, said they remember Singh’s stall bustling daily from at least 2012 till about two years ago.
“Back in 2012, it was at his shop where we used to spend our mornings and evenings after work. Mangal was a hardworking man. He loved his daughters ,” Gola said. His wife, Beena, was confined to the house for the most part and did not have much interaction with people in the neighbourhood, he added.