Parveen Babi's uncle identifies 70 families to benefit from will

Muradkhan Babi with his wife and Parveen Babirsquos mother Jamal BakhteldquoNo Babi family member will be deprived of medical aid or education I have already made list of 70 Babi families scattered in and around Junagadh who were once filthy rich but are struggling to make ends meet todayrdquo said Muradkhan A Babi 78 who stands triumphant after spending the last 11 years fighting to fulfil the last wish of his niece and yesteryears actress the late Parveen BabiParveen Babi was found dead in her apartment on January 22 2005Muradkhan is the man she left 20 of her wealth to while trusting him to set up a charitable trust with the remaining property for the upliftment of the Babi community and underprivileged ChristiansThe new year will spell new beginnings for this endeavour mdash after 11 years of fighting a bitter battle with Parveenrsquos other relatives the Bombay High Court has finally upheld the legitimacy of the will and ordered that the property be released to him by the new yearNew Year resolutionldquoCome New Year and I will be able to fulfil her dreams I will ensure that the women are made independent and I will donate sewing machines through the Parveen Babi trust The men mostly are unemployed and are addicted to gambling and alcohol making the situation worse for the children who are not even getting basic education or medical aid I will support themrdquo said the 78yearold while speaking to midday from Junagadh GujaratIt was there that Parveen had spent much of her childhood growing close to Muradkhan over the yearsldquoParveen had spent most of her childhood days with me Every time her parents Valimohamedkhan Babi and Jamal Bakhte would have an argument or fight Parveen would come to me I treated her like my own childrdquo said MuradkhanldquoThe day the news of her death was flashing on TV my wife Gulshan Babi who was then 45 years old was in such shock that she died of a heart attack She passed away before she could be taken to hospitalrdquo he recalledParveenrsquos legacyAs per the will 70 of the wealth should be used for the welfare of underprivileged women and children from the Babi community 10 will go towards the upliftment of the underprivileged in the Christian community while the remaining 20 goes to Muradkhan for the service he will be rendering while executing her final requestAsked what he intends to do with his 20 share Muradkhan responded ldquoI have not decided anything about it By the grace of god my two sons and a daughter are settled in their life Moreover I own 300 acres of farmland where we cultivate mangoes My focus is on fulfilling the last wish of my ParveenrdquoldquoAll this will be done through the formation of the Parveen Babi trust We have submitted the proposal to the charity commissioner and it is pending approvalrdquo he addedHis lawyer Mayuresh Nagle explained ldquoWe have already submitted the documents required by the office of the Administrator General and are hopeful that by the new year we should get possession of all the properties and fixed deposits as per Parveenrsquos willrdquoJuhu flatMeanwhile the office of the Administrator General had to forcibly evict a caretaker who was allotted Parveenrsquos flat admeasuring 2300 sq ft on the seventh floor of Palm Beach Riveria Heights Juhu It was allotted on a monthly rent as agreed by the AG office but the caretaker was found guilty of violating the agreement norms The rent collected has also been deposited in Parveenrsquos accounts