I don't know why but my father threw me in the river.

Fishermen in Jaunpur rescued a seven-year-old girl named Sarita from a river after her father threw her into it because he couldn’t afford treatment for her ailment. Sarita suffers from complete renal failure. Doctors at a Mumbai hospital, where she was being treated, had told her father that medical expenses would go well over Rs. Three lakh. Her father, a vegetable vendor, with a family of five more children to support, was despondent and took the extreme step. But Sarita is surprised and cannot understand why her father, who had taken good care of her in Mumbai all these months, had suddenly changed.


The Jaunpur police have registered a case against Sarita's father and have called him for questioning but they are more concerned about admitting Sarita in a hospital so that she can be treated.
For all of us it's a grim reminder of what desperate poverty can do to human beings. But caught between illness and  poverty, it's a matter of life and death for Sarita.

I would like to congratulate NDTV 24X7 for the initiative taken by them in helping Sarita. If anyone of you would like to help her then you visit the NDTV website or mail to the address provided. 

Queries for help can be directed to
Rajesh Rai
Superintendent of Police
Jaunpur,
Tel: 0-9415903070.

To help Sarita send your contributions to
Account number - 30202413336
State Bank of India,
Jaunpur Bazar Branch
Jaunpur