Mumbai (AFP) – The nine-year-old boy dressed in blue lay listlessly on the pavement in the scorching Mumbai summer afternoon, his ankle tethered with rope to a bus stop, unheeded by pedestrians strolling past.
Lakhan Kale cannot hear or speak and suffers from cerebral palsy and epilepsy, so his grandmother and carer tied him up to keep him safe while she went to work, selling toys and flower garlands on the city's roadsides. Read full story
http://leelavadeeflower.blogspot.com/2014/05/boy-tied-to-bus-stop-highlights.html
Caption: Nine year old Indian boy Lakhan Kale is tied with a cloth rope around his ankle, to a bus-stop pole in Mumbai, May 20, 2014 (AFP Photo/Punit Paranjpe
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Bs Yusuf
Wow!What a pity
buogi kennedy
May God see the bright side of him
Ernesto Plaza
That's cruel and unusual punishment by his own family. Wow , just when I thought that I had seen it all. God bless the children.
anoop sethi
Very nice post my dear
sweet friend
+Jendhamuni Sos
tracy shechter
Noble story
Sajid Patel
Amazing pic
Bs Yusuf
Really an awarding pic
Maheswar Ojha
+Jendhamuni Sos s my dear friend , it is certainly very inhuman act by his grandmother or who ever they may be . On the other side being the sole bread winner of the family she has to earn a living every day too .
I am surprised enough that how did it escape eyes of a humorous NGOs working in the related sector . very unfortunate .
mj casper
Omg,poor child
Charles van Dijk
We would get the sack for tying anybody up, it is called aversive.
Alfonso Campos
Only cowards would do that to a child!!!
Jayesh Thakkar
Poverty is a curse on society but when it mixes with disabilities it becomes more pathetic and sometimes it becomes dangerous. Before blaming government, social welfare trust, N.G.O, and other organisations, I find myself and people like me as guilty for not spending time and applying a little effort for them. Have a brighter day Jendhamuni Sos.
Alfonso Campos
Were all are human we all bleed red you dont see that shit in the USA!!!
Sameera Ameer
is no one alive to say anything there for this cruality
qasim armani
Your brother
Alfonso Campos
Your Father…
Roland Wolfgang Friedrich
It's unbelievable what people will do everything in their distress.
Harish Dubey
Poor child
Gagan Deep
Height of insane behavior….
Abdalah Zaid
la hawla wala gwata ela bellah >>>لاحول ولا قوة الا بالله
Emil Borras
Our ignorance cause suffering to others.
khalid afzal
Guardian have no choice . Govt have to provide safe place such disables
aabid Khan
No
ABBAS ALI
How are you
sanjay kumar
This is very bad
Sangey Doma Tamang
May god help the poor boy
Raja Nayak
Oh my god
Marion Davren
What a shocking sad picture …
Vijay Pol
Please leave him urgent. .that boy or inform mumbai police
David Chin Weng Seong
Haizzz.. Too sad…
Neera Malhan
Very sad!Maybe,with this picture,there might be some action taken!
SteveXnycperformance
Why?
Dr Ashok Sharma
Perhaps is ke be acha din ana wale ha some ngo wl help
Jahkerria Bell
Why did they do that is cruel
Roshanie Rodrigo.
Truely heart breaking..I wonder any welthy film maker or charitable movie star will help this child in some way..there are plenty of suffering children all over india..piety on them.
SteveXnycperformance
Why is he alive?.
SteveXnycperformance
Maybe hes a theif.
Jahkerria Bell
+SteveXnycperformance are u a idiot.
Jahkerria Bell
+SteveXnycperformance no he is not
David Carbajal
To all these people saying may god bless him what the hell is he waiting for? What great god would allow this type of shit to happen!
Jahkerria Bell
+David Carbajal calm down
SteveXnycperformance
So true about god. God will never bless him unless someone help him in a helpless world.
SteveXnycperformance
People of god are people of the lies
Lillian Pacheco
Very sad and heart broken
David Gery
OMG that is so wrong he didn't ask to be born into this world and with those health problems, may God be with him always. I'm sorry good morning to you and have a wonderful Sunday.
Olivia Doobay
That's sad and depressing…I pray God keep him safe and bless him with happy days in his future!! Couldn't they take him wherever they went to sell their flowers.
David Carbajal
Yea that'll help good job guys maybe magic will free him from those binds…
Robert Legros
God bless !!!
karan sharma namo
Oh god
SteveXnycperformance
For all you know, the religious ppl could be using the picture to play on ppl emotions and start love for hate or hat for love .
ghazi valid
Gud dear
Bila Singh
I guess we need someone like mother Teresa !! Who spend all her life for poor and disable people ! God bless!
bill k
This is the result of a Godless society. .. There will be no blessing upon people who treat the poor and disabled this way
Akshay Kumar
Realy so sad
Ryan J
Pathetic society
Elsie Ven
i feel so sad ,,why they need to tied him ..
Elsie Ven
i can't bear to see like this,im too much hurting,,,
nandita nag
+bill k its not a Godless society. It is abject poverty and ignorance which is compelling his grandma to leave him tied to a post. If the kid has a fit every one in the vicinity will rush in to help. But all day they have to work for a single meal in the day.
Joey funboy
The Parents Should Have Called 911
nandita nag
+Ryan J you sound like you belong to the same society
ANUP KUMAR BHATTACHARJEE
He has been taken to a care house .his mother earns through begging and the poor lady didn't have an option.
ANUP KUMAR BHATTACHARJEE
He has been taken to a care house .his mother earns through begging and the poor lady didn't have an option.
vinay dhruva
Still illiteracy and poverty lot .
vinay dhruva
Still illiteracy and poverty lot .
vinay dhruva
Still illiteracy and poverty lot in my country.
vinay dhruva
Still illiteracy and poverty lot in my country.
Ajay Mittal
It is sad reality of life and a dark face of poverty..pray for a wholistic solution for these dilemma of life
Ajay Mittal
It is sad reality of life and a dark face of poverty..pray for a wholistic solution for these dilemma of life
Linda Anne
Do not blame God for human suffering blame people. I have a granddaughter with disabilities she has a great mom and dad that love her very much we all love and adore her. Stop blaming God and start blaming society. God bless this little boy and with this exposure maybe now people will help. ♡♡♡
KALYAN SINGH PARMAR
+nandita nag h
sajjad ali
now adays people have value of money , not of humans…!
Subodh Sri
He has been moved to a day care centre I believe. Extreme situations bring out bizarre facets of human nature.
nandita nag
+Linda Anne Not society. Definitely God. Circumstances are not under our control. God who is omniscient omnipotent and omnipresent should have made all people good and not planned suffering for anyone.
Nick Thomas
Pls guy this not cruel she is trying to save his grandson because in india the criminal gang use these vulnberal disable children for begging money its a multi dollar business child begging these criminal often kidnap young childrens and make them disable so tht they get more money there is no day centeres for these disable childrens like abroad she is trying to save him by tiying him pls its easy to make ur own comments but in reality does any one wants to help them its easy to post and finish ur job but in reality no one can help that poor disable child its indian politicans fault and bad corrupition thats why these poor people have to suffer…
unoma uzoh
Pity
sajjad ali
but Nick Thomas it is not the way to act with a 9 year old disable boy who can'nt even explain if hungry or thrusty, it is not good work in my eyes
Nick Thomas
+sajjad ali sir i know but its easy for criminals to kidnap this child because of his disabilty there is no value for life in third world country her grandman only get $2 a day can u imagine u nd me can sit her and discuss but r we not helping this poor disable boy sir in india if ur child is gone missing u wount find him never.. he or she will end up in street begging
sajjad ali
hmm i am agreed with you…!
Padavala Gopichand
We have to give helping hand rather than like or comment
deborah rockmore
lord have mercy bless him
Ben Hurdy
He looks suprisingly comfortable.
Nahjay Hamilton
Please help him im a little kid too but I just dont want to see him tied up
Ben Hurdy
The irony being if he wasn't he would probably wander into traffic or off a cliff.
Jimmy Gorvinder
Hi
Jimmy Gorvinder
I am jimmyi from garmaney
Jimmy Gorvinder
Hi I am jimmyi
Jimmy Gorvinder
+tracy shechter hi
Rosaly Santiago
This is sad, god bless him and may his family go in distress
Rosaly Santiago
Why would they do this!!!
goswami krishan
bad
Nu Raa
omg !!!
it's so cruel…
Coldreby Usher
my god be with child
imran anjum
coldry i want to talke to you
Royston Lorainey
is this for real.
Sandra Ferguson
So Very wrong They have no heart.
Shakuntla Singh
Please God save him