Surat: Nine-year-old Akshay (name changed) was in a jubilant mood on Thursday after having a face-to-face conversation with his mother while sitting almost 20 kilometre away.
Akshay, who lives in children’s home, has not been able to meet his murder convict mother lodged in Lajpore Central Jail (LCJ) because of lockdown. His yearning to meet his mother was fulfilled by a video app.
Akshay’s face lit up just after 10 minutes of conversation with his mother Junnu Sahu, 30, whom he had not met since February 25. He goes to meet his mother at LCJ on the 25th of every month, but had missed the last two dates due to lockdown. The video meeting arranged by the authorities concerned on Thursday, brought comfort to mother and son duo on learning about each other’s well-being. The children’s home applied for meeting. Akshay could hold the video meeting through smartphone after date was allocated by jail authorities.
Sahu had killed her husband Puranchand with the help of her friend Pappu Chauhan in Limbayat in 2014. Both were convicted for the murder and sentenced to life imprisonment by a court. Akshay was staying with his mother in the jail until he was moved out after six years as per the rules. His mother chose to send him to V R Popawala Children’s Home for Boys in Katargam. He is a student of class IV.
"The boy was not able to meet his mother for two months. Personal meeting allowed him to hug his mother. In video meeting, this is not possible, but at least they could see each other,” said Vijay Parmar, counsellor at the children’s home.
"We had arranged similar meetings of a few other children too who were unable to go to meet their parents lodged in jail. They have a feeling of relaxation after meeting their kin even this way,” said Jayendra Thakor, district child protection officer.
"We arranged the video meeting between mother and son. This facility allows many prisoners to meet their family members, who are unable to come to the jail due to lockdown," said Manoj Ninama, superintendent, LCJ.
Akshay, who lives in children’s home, has not been able to meet his murder convict mother lodged in Lajpore Central Jail (LCJ) because of lockdown. His yearning to meet his mother was fulfilled by a video app.
Akshay’s face lit up just after 10 minutes of conversation with his mother Junnu Sahu, 30, whom he had not met since February 25. He goes to meet his mother at LCJ on the 25th of every month, but had missed the last two dates due to lockdown. The video meeting arranged by the authorities concerned on Thursday, brought comfort to mother and son duo on learning about each other’s well-being. The children’s home applied for meeting. Akshay could hold the video meeting through smartphone after date was allocated by jail authorities.
Sahu had killed her husband Puranchand with the help of her friend Pappu Chauhan in Limbayat in 2014. Both were convicted for the murder and sentenced to life imprisonment by a court. Akshay was staying with his mother in the jail until he was moved out after six years as per the rules. His mother chose to send him to V R Popawala Children’s Home for Boys in Katargam. He is a student of class IV.
"The boy was not able to meet his mother for two months. Personal meeting allowed him to hug his mother. In video meeting, this is not possible, but at least they could see each other,” said Vijay Parmar, counsellor at the children’s home.
"We had arranged similar meetings of a few other children too who were unable to go to meet their parents lodged in jail. They have a feeling of relaxation after meeting their kin even this way,” said Jayendra Thakor, district child protection officer.
"We arranged the video meeting between mother and son. This facility allows many prisoners to meet their family members, who are unable to come to the jail due to lockdown," said Manoj Ninama, superintendent, LCJ.
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