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Mumbai cops rescue mentally ill woman and starving son
Updated On: 01 May, 2021 10:56 AM IST | Mumbai | Faizan Khan
Passer-by spots duo near Juhu Lane and informs police, who look after them for several days and get them placed in a shelter before finding their family

The woman, Poonamdevi Manoj Ram (centre), and her son Princekumar with a cop (far left) and a staffer of Karjat shelter house
At a time when police are busy enforcing the ongoing lockdown restrictions, Juhu officers went out of their way to provide care to a mentally ill woman and her seven-year-old, and eventually find their family. They were separated from their family on April 14 and were found by the police only after four days.
On April 18, police received a call about a child, who seemed to be lying unconscious, along with a woman on the road near Juhu Lane. Duty officer at Juhu police station, police sub-inspector (PSI) Poonam Mirgane, rushed to the spot and noticed that the child was semi-conscious.
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