On June 29, 2017, Alimuddin Ansari (55), was lynched to death by a group of cow vigilantes as he was suspected of carrying beef. Almost a year later, a special fast track court, set up by the Jharkhand High Court (HC), awarded life imprisonment to 11 of the 12 accused on June 21, 2018. However, within a month of the conviction, 10 of the 11 convicts were granted bail by the HC.

Mariyam Khatoon, the widow of Alimuddin Ansari, has been living a sorrowful life since the time her husband was lynched to death. Just while Khatoon and her family were trying to cope up with the unexpected misery, her eldest son, Shehzad, passed away in January 2019, after they couldn’t afford medical treatment for him.

With no end to her agony, as per the information received by us, now Khatoon’s son, Shahbaz (18) is critically ill and admitted to the hospital. On contacting Khatoon, she told us that Shahbaz has undergone a surgery yesterday after a hole was detected in his intestines. She thus requires money for his further treatment.

Khatoon says that she will not be able to bear one more grave loss in her life. Thus, on behalf of Khatoon, we appeal to everybody to help her in her hard times.