Manisha’s mother holds up her daughter’s photo
The incident occurred around 3 pm, but emergency personnel arrived only around 5 pm, she alleged. The family remained at the spot for 10 days, hoping for some trace of Manisha. No accidental death has so far been reported due to want of a body.
“Not even her clothes were found,” said Paru. We searched for days, but did not get even her clothes or bones,” Paru said. Nothing identifiable was recovered. “The rescuers were late by two to three hours. By then, my daughter’s body had dissolved in that chemical-filled water.
Paru said the family had lived in the Pirana-Piplaj road area for nearly 15 years, moving between makeshift settlements after repeated evictions.
I turned around and she was gone,” Paru said, recalling the afternoon. There is no place for us to bathe,” Paru said. Neighbours from Bharwad and Muslim communities now provide drinking water from their taps, she said. We are struggling to keep the four of them alive,” she said.
“When Manisha fell into that gutter, she cried, ‘Mummy, I have fallen! That was the last time I heard her voice. The family had just got off an autorickshaw and was heading home. The family lives on casual labour and by hawking toys. Bala also performs magic tricks on the streets at night. “Sometimes, we can scrape together just one meal in two or three days. “We had hoped our children would get treatment and have a better life.
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Paru said she had taken Manisha to several doctors and was hoping to take her to an eye hospital near Civil Hospital, but tragedy struck. The search for Manisha Salat’s body has been called off, and the investigation into her disappearance has receded from public attention. But for her family, the tragedy has not ended. Her parents, Paru and Bala Salat, and their four other children live next to a footpath in Ganeshnagar, struggling for food and shelter. Three of the four remaining children are visually impaired.