My son has been deprived of justice, says J Dey's mother

Every evening 73yearold Bina Dey makes a cup of tea for her son and lights a diya in front of his framed photo in their singlebedroom apartment in Vraj Villa at Amrutnagar in Ghatkopar W As the tea goes cold the light from the lamp diminishes until it goes out completely Bina and her daughter Lina 56 have not digressed from the dual ritual for a single day in the past two years Tea was after all J Deyrsquos drink of choice A teary Bina Dey waits by the tea cup that she puts out for her son everyday at their home She says the ritual is one she and her daughter have been following every day for the last two years PicSuresh KK ldquoWe can only light a candle and make tea for him We are poor we cannot get justice for him Those involved in his killing are rich and free todayrdquo Bina says ldquoMy Dey would always start his day with tea and read almost all the newspapers We continue the same practice We offer him tea and do the reading We read four English papers including MiD DAY covertocover hoping to read some article on Dey or his assailants but in vain Papers have stopped writing about my son So we go back to the old papers and read about himrdquo the mother says adding ldquowhenever we miss him badlyrdquo J Deyrsquos wife Shubha says the world seems to have forgotten that there is a fight to be fought for justice Solving Dey case gave me greater pride than 2611 says cop responsible for the chargesheet against the accused I have come to wash my sins here this is what Deyrsquos shooter said Since the incident the two women have retreated into a selfimposed shell insulated not just from the world but even themselves They have neglected their health and abandoned their life to take whatever course it will The motherdaughter duo seldom steps out not even to buy essential like grocery They cook sporadically preferring to get by mostly on tea ldquoI would cook lunch for him but now that he is not there whom do we cook for At the beginning of every month he would get groceries his favourite basmati rice vegetables and fruits Today we seldom get the groceryrdquo Dey as a practice would fold his hands and thank her for feeding him ldquoWe cannot stop thinking of those momentsrdquo The monsoon is here and the roof of their house leaks But they have no inclination to get it fixedu00a0ldquoWe have no interest in anything We keep to ourselves We have no visitors coming to us no one is bothered We will continue to miss Dey till we liverdquo she said The most conspicuous among all their turmoil is the sense of injustice they feel Deyrsquos culprits are still at large ldquoThey went on a pilgrimage after killing my child We thought justice would prevail and God would punish those who were involved But after seeing some of the accused being released even that hope is fading My son has been deprived of justicerdquo she couldnrsquot stop her tears She continues ldquoMy son did no harm to anybody He was eating lunch that afternoon when he received a phone call He hurriedly stepped out promising to return in 15 minutes I was at the window waiting for him to return but he never came backrdquo Bina has a high fever for the last six days due to an infection in her leg Asked if she had been to a doctor she says ldquoI am fed up of taking medicines and do not want to have any more tablets The only treatment for my ailing leg is that I should rest but that was only possible when Dey was aliverdquo ldquoEven today Lina screams after seeing Dey in her dreams and peeps outside the window hoping to spot Dey returning home on his motorcyclerdquo she says It is all that they can do to ensure that the electricity and phone bills are paid on time enlisting help of wellwishersu00a0