‘We cried asking police officials to let us go’

NEW DELHI: They opened their home to the Delhi Police every year but when Kailash Chandra Mourya’s family needed them the most, the police turned them away.

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Mourya’s family alleged that he died on his way to hospital after police did not allow them to take the usual route forcing them to take a long detour to reach hospital due to traffic restrictions on account of Independence Day celebrations.

“Our house was the first two-storey houses in the area and for many years, police officials would come here on Independence Day. They sit in the balcony to keep an eye on the route as Lal Qila is visible from here,” said Vimlesh Mourya, the eldest son of the victim. The family lives on the Main Pushta Road, Kailash Nagar near Gandhi Nagar.

The family alleged they were stopped at the end of Geeta Colony flyover and also on Vikas Marg while going towards Lok Nayak Hospital at Delhi Gate.

However, Vimlesh said that despite their anger towards the police, the family will welcome them this year too. “I am angry but maybe I will let them come this year also. We serve them tea, help them every year but when we needed police’s help most we didn’t get it,” he said.

Mourya suffered from a heart attack on Saturday morning after which his family took an auto-rickshaw as ambulance services said they will take at least half an hour to reach them.

“We didn’t wait for ambulance... Our family was crying, requesting them to allow us but we were forced to travel to DND and Ashram to reach the hospital,” said Arvind Kumar, victim’s son.

Kumar said that doctors declared his father brought dead.