An unfortunate incident happened in Rajkot, Gujrat. The elderly lady who weighed around 128 kgs, according to reports, slipped from staircase. Which resulted in falling on her husband who was following her upstairs resulting in death for both.
The 68-year-old woman, Manjula Vithlani, slipped when she hurriedly took the staircase at around 4 am. Manjula’s husband Natvarlal, who was following her upstairs, got crushed under her weight and suffered serious head injuries. Her son Ashish developed a breathing problem, Manjula and her husband hurriedly tried to go upstairs to check his health. Pradhyuman Ravaiya, investigating officer, Rajkot taluka police station, said, “The couple always remained anxious about their son’s health. On getting to know that he had taken ill, they tried to reach the first floor in too much hurry.”
Manjula’s daughter-in-law Nisha lives on the first floor and she herself used to live on the ground floor.
“At around 4am, Nisha came downstairs to get some medicine for Ashish. Her in-laws also woke up and hurriedly tried to go upstairs to check his health. However, Manjula could not keep her balance and slipped. She fell on Natvarlal who was climbing behind her. They were rushed to a private hospital where both died of cerebral haemorrhage,” said Rajkot Taluka police station officials.