<p>Kochi: A bedridden, elderly man was found abandoned by his son in a rented house without food and medicine for two days in Tripunithura in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/kochi">Kochi</a> on Saturday.</p>.<p>The 70-year-old man, Shanmughan, was found in a room by the house-owner and neighbours, who later informed the police about his plight.</p>.<p>They also served him food and water and took steps to provide him emergency medical care.</p>.<p>The other household articles were found shifted from the rented house by the son and his family, but the father and his medical equipment were left there, local people said.</p>.<p>As the media widely reported the news, authorities shifted the bedridden man to the nearby taluk hospital.</p>.More girls abandoned than boys, leading to rise in their adoptions: Child rights activists tell SC.<p>The State Human Rights Commission swiftly intervened in the matter and registered a case on its own based on media reports.</p>.<p>Commission Member V K Beena Kumari directed the Tripunithura station house officer to submit a report within 10 days in this regard after conducting a probe.</p>.<p>Health and Social Justice Minister Veena George said Shanmughan would be provided adequate treatment and care.</p>.<p>"He is now shifted to the Tripunithura taluk hospital. Further care would be ensured with the support of the Social Justice Department," he said.</p>.<p>Tripunithura police said they would soon register a case against the son who abandoned the father.</p>.<p>The son was reportedly travelling to Velankanni along with his wife and children.</p>
<p>Kochi: A bedridden, elderly man was found abandoned by his son in a rented house without food and medicine for two days in Tripunithura in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/kochi">Kochi</a> on Saturday.</p>.<p>The 70-year-old man, Shanmughan, was found in a room by the house-owner and neighbours, who later informed the police about his plight.</p>.<p>They also served him food and water and took steps to provide him emergency medical care.</p>.<p>The other household articles were found shifted from the rented house by the son and his family, but the father and his medical equipment were left there, local people said.</p>.<p>As the media widely reported the news, authorities shifted the bedridden man to the nearby taluk hospital.</p>.More girls abandoned than boys, leading to rise in their adoptions: Child rights activists tell SC.<p>The State Human Rights Commission swiftly intervened in the matter and registered a case on its own based on media reports.</p>.<p>Commission Member V K Beena Kumari directed the Tripunithura station house officer to submit a report within 10 days in this regard after conducting a probe.</p>.<p>Health and Social Justice Minister Veena George said Shanmughan would be provided adequate treatment and care.</p>.<p>"He is now shifted to the Tripunithura taluk hospital. Further care would be ensured with the support of the Social Justice Department," he said.</p>.<p>Tripunithura police said they would soon register a case against the son who abandoned the father.</p>.<p>The son was reportedly travelling to Velankanni along with his wife and children.</p>