After Santosh was imprisoned, his mother was taken to the shelter of relatives and his wife died with 4 children. The family was torn apart, the house was in ruins.
Santosh Pandey of Moulapur-1, Maryadapur, who was imprisoned for eight months after failing to pay a bail of Rs 30,000, has been released. Former minister Hari Prasad Pandey paid the bail after it was published in Kantipur, where Santosh was in jail after failing to pay the bail. Santosh was released from Gaur Jail on Friday evening.
On June 20, Santosh, who was arrested for stealing the mobile phone and 10,000 rupees of the neighboring constable Shah Sonar, was set a bail of 30,000 rupees by the district court. Santosh's cousin Bhola Pandey reached the prison on Friday with the letter of the order to release Santosh. Santosh went to Maryadapur home on Tuesday afternoon only four days after he was released from prison. The house became dilapidated because no one lived there for a long time.
After Santosh was jailed, his family was torn apart as he struggled to meet his expenses. His mother Babni Devi and elder son Purushottam are living in the house of son-in-law Bhola Pandey at Chandrapur-5. Santosh's wife Chanchaldevi is camping in Hariwan with her 10-year-old daughter Neha and 12-year-old son Rohit.
Santosh's mother Babani Devi says that she is unable to live in the village due to the behavior of her neighbors and relatives. "I want to repair my house and live in the village, but I don't want to go back because of the behavior of my neighbors," she said. Chanchaldevi said that now everyone in the family lives in one place. Santosh's cousin Bhola narrated that some Mankari in Kathmandu promised to provide education and employment to their children. After his father's death, Santosh went to Malaysia through an agent in Kathmandu after taking a loan of Rs 4 lakh from a relative in the village. After not getting the job as promised, he returned within 3 months. The family had to sell 12 acres of land to pay off their debt to Malaysia. After the death of his father and being cheated on foreign employment, Santosh got addicted to alcohol.
When Santosh reached home on Tuesday, there were few trees and a door facing south. The tattered cloths on the dilapidated bed were covered with dust. The door to the east was blocked by clay due to flooding during the monsoon, while the wall to the south has collapsed. "Now we have to build a new house, but remembering the past, we don't want to live here," Santosh said.
