An Indian woman locked herself in a house with her son for three years because she was very afraid of contracting Covid-19. The whole matter came to light a few days ago when the woman’s husband went to the police in Gurugram town in Haryana state and asked them to save his son. His wife does not allow him to meet the now ten-year-old child.
The police managed to build a relationship of trust with the woman through several video calls and eventually persuaded her to leave the house and take to the street. “We told her that her husband says she has a medical condition and she needs tests to prove her husband wrong. She finally agreed and we finally managed to get her son released as well,” said a police officer.
“She only ordered packaged food that could be washed off with soap. She did not use the water stored in the rooftop water tanks for fear that it would make her and her son sick. Her whole house was full of garbage,” the officer said. The man had long hoped that his wife’s behavior would change. But since it didn’t happen, he eventually contacted the police.
The man provided the woman with groceries
The woman hadn’t even let her husband in for venturing out after initial lockdown restrictions were lifted. The 36-year-old also did not allow her 10-year-old son to meet his father. The man, an engineer, had to live in a nearby rental apartment. He did, however, stay in touch with his wife and son via video telephony. He reportedly also supplied them with groceries, which he bought and left at the door.
“At first it seemed like a marital turn. However, we determined that the woman probably has a condition that seems to have made her fear that her son would contract Covid-19,” said a police spokesman. Both mother and son are physically fit, but tests are being conducted to check the duo’s mental health, he explained.
Source: Krone
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