Bari: After fighting every odd to find her two-year-old child Pihu, who has been missing since August 9, 2020, a woman from Madhusudanpur under Binjharpur police limits in Bari block of Jajpur district has pleaded for passive euthanasia Sunday.
Losing all hopes, Pihu’s mother Monalisa Nayak has sought the intervention of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik seeking his permission to resort to ‘passive euthanasia’.
A copy of the ‘mercy petition’ has also been forwarded to the President, Chief Justice of India (CJI), Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal and Orissa High Court Chief Justice.
According to the petitioner, it was a normal day August 9, 2020. Pihu was playing near their house courtyard while her mother Monalisa was busy in household chores like any other day. But, suddenly Pihu went missing.
Despite repeated searches, family members failed to trace her whereabouts. Later, Monalisa approached Binjharpur police to lodge a missing complaint on the same day. However, police took the case casually and did not lodge any complaint.
Instead of making efforts to find Pihu, Binjharpur police has been repeated calling Monalisa and her family to the police station and mentally harassing them, she said. Now, with no other options left, the hopeless mother has requested for ‘mercy killing’.
“I request CM Naveen Patnaik to take the case from Binjharpur police and hand it over to the CBI. I have been living with the pain of losing my daughter. I cannot live anymore. If the administration and officials who run the country cannot find my child, I request them to grant me ‘mercy killing,” Monalisa burst into tears.
