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Scrap dealer father wanted Shahrukh to become a cop
Saifudin’s dreams came crashing down on him when his son Shahrukh, who was only a kindergartner at SR Public School in the city, died after he fell into a manhole that was left open.
Living with his family in a thatched house in Sector 7 of Jankipuram Extension here, Saifuddin Khan, a scrap dealer, wanted to see his son as a police officer when he grew up.
Saifudin’s dreams came crashing down on him when his son Shahrukh, who was only a kindergartner at SR Public School in the city, died after he fell into a manhole that was left open.
“My son would often say that he wanted to be a cop, and we also got him photographed in a police uniform,” the broken-hearted father said wailing at the spot where his son died.
Originally from Sitapur, Saifuddin had only relocated to Lucknow years ago in search of a livelihood. He started selling scraps in the nearby areas of Jankipuram to make ends meet. “Struggling to even meet my ends, I put my son at a private school for his good education,” said Khan.
Shahrukh was the youngest of all six siblings.
Beaten down by the grief of losing a son in such an unexpected manner, Ruksana wanted the incident to be a wake-up call for the authorities so that no other mother would have to lose her child like this.
