A Half-Month’s Worth of House, Cars, Smartphones, and Income Over Rs 2.5 Lakh: Indore’s Beggars’ Lifestyle Shocks Online

Counting our blessings as they come is one of the finest things we can do. Not only has a little amount of thankfulness simply served to benefit you, but there are those who are dealing with considerably greater hardships in life than you. Regarding the financial component of the aforementioned, the majority of those who just “survive” below the poverty line or beg on the streets rank highest among those who lead “lives with struggles.” But things are a little different in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, when it comes to beggars.

Even if some of the beggars in Indore and Ujjain may not have jobs, may beg from dark to morning, or may not be wearing adequate clothing during the winter, their wallets will, in some way, tell a different narrative.

One of the largest states is MP, where there are hundreds of beggars, particularly in the vicinity of the Indore and Ujjain temple sites. In light of this, it has recently been reported that the district government started taking the effort to turn Indore into a “Beggar Free City.” According to reports from the Free Press Journal, Collector Asheesh Singh gave the order to “mark” the “children begging in the city” as part of this program. And it was during this campaign that a family of beggars who were performing in “lakhs” was found by the police. You did indeed hear it accurately.

Internet Is Astounded By The Beggar’s Lifestyle In Indore. (Pexels)

Everyone was astonished to learn what had happened to the aforementioned family of five—parents and three kids—when they were discovered begging. The lady admitted to making over Rs 2.5 lakh in the previous 45 days after being apprehended by the police in either Bhawrasla Square or Luv Kush Square, according to the Free Press Journal. While her husband and the other two children escaped the region, she was apprehended by the police along with her daughter.

After being questioned, the mother disclosed that the couple had two additional children, who were residing in Rajasthan with their grandparents. The woman’s sister and her brother-in-law were also implicated in the same “begging business” as the aforementioned family, but they were apprehended shortly after. More startling information came to light as the case developed, including the family’s possession of homes, automobiles, cellphones, and other luxuries across many locations. After investigating the situation, the little girl was placed in a “child care home” and the adults involved were prosecuted.

It seems that the lady had previously crossed highways with the police on other occasions. She was also discovered wearing phony crutches the previous year.

People responded quickly to the event on social media as soon as it got viral. In addition to the case, the data on the quantity of children begging in the city presented the authorities with a number of challenges during the Beggar Free City initiative.