AHMEDABAD: Daily abuse by a son and his wife has pushed an elderly couple to seek the city collector’s permission to end their lives.

Bhau Das Gridhari Balda (64) and his wife Leela Balda (63) are residents of Meghaninagar in Ahmedabad. Bhau Das, who used to work in a textile mill, bought the house in

Gujarat Housing Society

some 19 years back with all his savings. Now, his son Manish, who is an alcoholic, beats them up every day. Their daughter-in-law threatens to sue them under the anti-dowry law and throw them out of the house.

“We are completely helpless. Our life is one of constant abuse at the hands of our son and daughter-in-law. We want death,” the couple said.

The couple first approached the

Meghaninagar police station

and gave a written complaint but no action was taken. Later, they gave a written complaint to the SDM in February last year. But their complaint again fell on deaf ears. They even filed an

RTI

application to know the status of their complaint but no answer was given by the authorities.

Bhau Das and his wife ran from pillar to post for action on their complaint. Their son and daughter-in-law continued to ill-treat them. Finally, on Friday they made an application to the collector.

The Collector’s office has received the complaint and forwarded it to the police commissioner. It has also asked the commissioner to take action against the son and daughter in-law under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens (MWPSC) Act.