Mentally deranged woman kept in confinement rescued

Last Updated: Sunday, November 18, 2012, 15:31

A mentally deranged woman tied to a chain and kept in confinement in a room was rescued by Malkangiri district administration in Odisha, official sources said on Sunday.

Mentally challenged daughter earns court`s leniency for father

Last Updated: Sunday, July 1, 2012, 12:17

The mentally challenged daughter of a man, convicted for rash driving in a 19-year-old case, has led a court into adopting a lenient view.

Youth kills mentally challenged father

Last Updated: Monday, May 14, 2012, 23:57

Police here on Monday claimed to have solved the murder of a 60-year-old mentally challenged man by arresting his son who allegedly killed him as he was unable to bear with his mental condition.

Locked by mother, mentally-challenged boy freed

Last Updated: Thursday, May 3, 2012, 20:53

According to neighbours, the house was locked for last five days and the child`s mother, Nasreen, went to Delhi with her husband.

B’glore: Child welfare official remanded to JC

Last Updated: Sunday, April 15, 2012, 16:35

A top official in the Women and Child Welfare department, has been remanded to 14 days judicial custody, police said on Sunday.

Family keeps mentally ill woman in chains

Last Updated: Sunday, April 15, 2012, 11:06

Ramshri Devi is sometimes tied to a tree and sometimes confined to a room with her legs tied to the bed.

Delhi: Man vows to look after mentally sick brother

Last Updated: Friday, February 3, 2012, 14:36

A man has been appointed guardian of his mentally challenged brother by a Delhi court which directed him not to sell his property during his life time.

Parents of mentally disabled kids look for filmmakers

Last Updated: Monday, November 28, 2011, 13:42

If Aamir Khan`s `Taare Zameen Par` (TZP) triggered a ripple of social consciousness vis-a-vis autism, three women have come to IFFI this year armed with scripts and story ideas, aimed to carpet bomb the "intellectual disability" cause further.

Not enough doctors to treat mentally sick

Last Updated: Saturday, October 29, 2011, 16:13

The govt has estimated that the figure of mental illness in India is one-two percent.

Mentally challenged man killed by father, brothers

Last Updated: Thursday, August 4, 2011, 12:17

In a gruesome incident, a man along with his four sons allegedly locked his mentally challenged son in a room and set it on fire leading to the death of the youth.