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Caretaker fired for thrashing elderly woman at Mira Road old age home

mid-day impact: The action comes after this newspaper's report on the assault and how nothing was being done about it

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Residents at the old age home, Aadhar Wellness Centre, at Mira-Bhayandar where the incident took place. Pic/Hanif Patel

Residents at the old age home, Aadhar Wellness Centre, at Mira-Bhayandar where the incident took place. Pic/Hanif Patel

The day mid-day's report on a caretaker who assaulted an elderly resident at an old age home was published, she was fired ('Video of elderly woman being abused in old age home goes viral' January 24). The woman, Lalita Pujari, 45, had been working at the Aadhar Wellness Centre at Mira-Bhayander, for past three years.

Pujari has two children (a daughter aged around 17 years and son aged around 11). She was staying in Khar with her sister after the death of her husband. While looking for a job, she came in contact with Dr Ashok Desai, the owner of Aadhar. He not only gave her the job and shelter, but he also took on the responsibility of her children's education. Pujari had been staying at the old age home with her children and had the job of looking after the residents.

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