Even as the world has gotten over COVID-19, it can’t be denied that the virus etched extreme fear in people’s hearts back in 2021.
While many of us have come to terms with it, many can still be seen panicking due to the fear of contacting it. But an extreme case from Gurugram has now come to light.
A woman locked herself and her son in their house for three years to escape the coronavirus. Munmun Majhi, a resident of Maruti Kunj, Gurugram, was forced out of her house with her 10-year-old child on Tuesday by a team of police, health, and child welfare development officials who broke into her house through the main door.
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Didn’t even allow her husband inside the house
According to the TOI, Munmun’s extreme fear of contracting Covid-19 made her confine herself to her house with her son and she didn’t even allow her husband to enter the house. Sujan Majhi, an engineer, wasn’t permitted to enter the house after he stepped out for work when the restrictions were eased following the first lockdown in 2020.
This left him with no other option but to rent another house in the same locality to remain near his family. He remained in contact with them through a video call and fulfilled all the duties as a man of the house. He would pay their monthly rent and his son’s school fees, buy groceries and vegetables, and leave it on the main door.
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She stopped using gas stove to avoid getting the cylinder replaced
Not just that, Munmun also stopped using the gas stove after she had to get the cylinder replaced. She used an induction heater to cook food instead. But living like that had to stop one day.
Despite multiple attempts, the husband failed to convince his wife to come out of her isolation. With no options left, he decided to get help from the authorities.
“I admit I did not take the case seriously at first since it involved a family matter. But the man was in distress. He made me talk to his wife and son over a video call. I was a little restless after talking to the child. He was upset that he hadn’t come out in the sun in three years,” said Praveen Kumar, a sub-inspector with the Chakkarpur police outpost. He then contacted the health department and members of the child welfare department to accompany the cops to Munmun’s place.
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Cops, other officials broke into the house
After failing to persuade Munmun to open the door, the officials had to break the door to rescue them. The duo was then rushed to a Civil Hospital for immediate medical treatment. Doctors have pointed out that it could be the anxieties of the lady that resulted in her behavioural changes during and after Covid.
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