00:04A father educated his three daughters, made two of them teachers and spent his final days hoping to see them
00:11one last time.
00:12But according to an old age home in Haryana, Sonipath, that meeting never happened.
00:32Shiv Charan Ratan Gupta, once a successful cloth merchant from Maharashtra, had been living in an old age home.
00:38The home claims his daughters were informed about his deteriorating health days before his death, but none of them visited.
00:44Even after he passed away, they reportedly did not attend his funeral.
00:48Instead, they watched the last rites on a video call.
01:12One daughter sent 5,100 rupees online and requested that the funeral be conducted properly.
01:30The reasons behind their absence are not publicly known and their side of the story has not yet been made
01:35public.
01:36But the incident has reignited a larger conversation.
01:39When children abandon aging parents, it's not just heartbreaking, it can also have legal consequences.
01:44Under the Maintainance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007,
01:49children are legally obligated to care for parents who cannot support themselves and parents can also seek maintenance through a
01:55tribunal.
01:56The law can ensure financial support, but it cannot ensure that a parent gets one last hug or one final
02:01goodbye.
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