Three siblings- two brothers and a sister had withdrawn themselves from society for 10 years and were living in one room in Rajkot's Kisanpara area on Sunday. The Saathi Seva Group, a Non-Governmental Organization received a call from the neighbors who informed them that the family members of the Mehta have not stepped out in years. When the volunteers from the NGO reached Kisanpara, the father, Navin Mehta had gone out to get tiffin for all. Despite fervent knocking, nobody opened the door for a long time. The volunteers then broke open the door. The room was reeking of human feces, newspapers scattered around, stake food with bowls of uneaten dal and rotten chappatis. The brothers had grown long locks of hair touching their knees and beards covering their chests. They looked completely malnourished and were reduced to a skeleton. They were found lying on the floor, oblivious to the presence of volunteers in the room.

Author-Shlok Talati