Sanjay
Paswan, in his early 30s, was blinded by a group of five men on Tuesday
in the
presence of a village headman of Balua panchayat in Maner near
Paswan's
relatives said that after the incident, the local police refused to
lodge a
police complaint as the attackers enjoyed political patronage.
"When
he asked for the fare, they abused and threatened him. Then, they beat
him and
dragged him to the village mukhiya
(headman) where he was beaten up again. Finally they blinded him with
an
umbrella," Paswan's younger brother said.
Paswan's
relatives took him to the
"The
hospital authorities were hostile to us and referred him to another
hospital,
but he was not admitted even there," his wife Gudiya Devi said.
Paswan was later admitted to a private nursing home.
"I
fail to understand how I am alive after the kind of beating I
received. The beating seriously injured my eyes. Why did
they
not kill me because without vision what I will do and how I will manage
my
family?" Paswan asked with choked voice while resting on his
hospital bed. He is under treatment at Rajeshwar Nursing Home.
"Woh log
humko bahut mara, road par ghaseeta ek janwar ki
tarah, mera pura peeth, gardan aur sharir ghayal kar diya. Akhir mein
chata
ke nonk se dono aankh phod dala, aab shayad main kabhi nahin dekh
paoonga,"
(They beat me a lot, dragged me through the street like some animal.
They have
injured by back, neck and body. In the end, with the point of an
umbrella, they
pierced my eyes. Perhaps, I won't be able to see again.) Paswan
told rediff.com.
Dr
Ajay, who is treating Paswan, said that the injuries to his eyes
are serious.
"It is difficult to say whether Paswan will be able to see again. His
vision may not return," the doctor said.
Paswan's
family members said that the police have not acted till date. "No first
information report has been filed even after two days," said Devi.
Devi
is worried about the future of her three children. "If my husband loses
his vision, who will take care of us?" she asked.