An unusual behaviour by a 72-year-old mother allegedly prompted her son to send her into a mental shelter rehabilitation home from where she managed to escape. Later, the elderly woman approached the Pune police and filed a complaint against her son. Prompted to take action the Pune police senior citizen cell held mediation between the mother-son duo and after a month of conciliation. Finally, the mother and son decided to live happily together.

Over a month ago, a retired woman officer approached the Commissioner's office and complaint against her son who allegedly forced her to stay at the Manjari based mental rehabilitation home. She further alleged that her son procured Rs 98, 000 from her bank account. Based on which the city's Senior Citizen Cell led by Inspector Swati Thorat started investigating the case.