Mumbai: Francis Gomes, accused of confining
his wife and two daughters for seven years at their house in
the neighbourhood Vasai, has written a letter to Maharashtra
Chief Minister Ashok Chavan demanding that he be allowed to
meet his family.
Gomes, who is suffering from schizophrenia, has written a
ten-page letter to Chavan and deputy Chief Minister Chhagan
Bhujbal requesting reunion with his wife and daughters.
"I and my family are of sound mind. It is the poverty
that has deprived my family of a proper meal. They are
malnourished and need food and not mental treatment," he said
in the letter.
Giving a two-month ultimatum to the government, Gomes
said he would approach the court if he is not informed about
the whereabouts of his family.
Gomes's wife Theresa and daughters - Barbara (21) and
Elizabeth (27) - were rescued from their flat in Vasai by a
city-based NGO and were treated at the JJ Hospital before
being shifted to a missionary centre.
While Barbara was detected with acute catatonic
schizophrenia, Theresa and Elizabeth's condition was better.
The trio is still undergoing medical and psychological
treatment to come out of the trauma they underwent in the past
seven years.
-PTI
First Published: Wednesday, December 30, 2009, 21:28