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It is a story that will move even the hardest of the souls. We have in the past heard several stories in which the victims would ask the government and others for providing financial and other assistance. But this might perhaps be for the first time that a victim's wife asks for a mercy killing of her husband. Read the story of 30-year old Baby Chaudhary and her husband Shyamsundar, a 26/11 Mumbai terror attack victim.
This is not a figment of imagination, but a real story. It is not that Baby does not love her husband. She loves him a lot that is why she is unable to see the pain and misery of her husband. Even after almost two years of the terrorist attack, Shyamsunder is still howling and screaming in pain. Sometimes, he becomes breathless, making it difficult to gauge if he is alive. Unable to watch her husband's pain and misery, Baby Chaudhary has at last requested the government for mercy killing of her husband.
Shyamsunder was injured in the Vile Parle bomb blast on November 26, 2008. The RDX-laden bomb was planted by Abu Ismail and Mohmmed Ajmal Qasab in a taxi during the 26/11 terror attacks. Two people died and several others, including Shyamsunder, were injured in the Vile Parle taxi blast. Shyamsunder, who worked in the packing unit of a leading biscuit company, was returning home from work when the blast occurred.
He received severe injuries on his head, shoulder and hands. Unfortunately during the course of his medical treatment, Shyamsunder ended up losing his memory. After undergone two surgeries, he was feeling fine. But after few months, he began forgetting things. Further tests revealed that Shyamsunder had a blood clot in his brain that affected his memory. The family has taken him to various hospitals and the doctors have given up on hope.
After losing the hope of a total recovery, Baby has written letters to the Chief Minister, political leaders and local MLAs requesting them to ask the government to grant her permission for mercy killing of her husband.
Shyamsunder, who lives with his wife, two children, sister and his parents, was the sole bread-winner of his family.
