MUMBAI: Two siblings who lost their 72-year-old father on Sunday stayed with the body at their Virar home for two days fearing he had Covid and that they would be quarantined. The matter came to light when one sibling jumped into the sea at Virar but was rescued by local residents on Wednesday. The other sibling’s body, then unidentified, was found in the sea on Tuesday.
When Arnala police went to Brooklyn Apartments, Gokul Township, Virar (W), they found the partly decomposed body of Haridas Sahakar. His 65-year-old wife, who is unwell, was at home.
Swapnali (36), who was rescued at Navapur, told police they did not have money to quarantine themselves or get admitted to hospital in case they were detected with Covid. Swapnali said she and her elder sister Vidya (40) were worried after their father’s death. He had retired as a rationing officer and the family survived on his monthly pension of Rs40,000. The siblings did not work.
Police said Swapnali’s rapid antigen test came negative.
