- Wednesday, April 23, 2025
The 45-year-old woman took the drastic step after reportedly being told by someone that the government provides compensation for accident victims.
By: Shubham Ghosh
IN a shocking incident, a woman in India jumped in front of a moving bus to get financial assistance from the government to pay her son’s college fees but she died.
The incident happened on June 28 in Salem in the southern state of Tamil Nadu where the ill-fated woman worked as a sanitation worker.
According to an India Today report, the 45-year-old woman named Paapaathi suddenly jumped before the speeding bus in a busy locality after reportedly being told by someone that the government provides compensation for victims of accidents.
She was knocked down even as the bus driver tried to stop the vehicle. People rushed to her rescue but a video, which captured the incident, showed her lying still.
The report cited police sources saying that Paapaathi had tried to do the same earlier on the same day but was hit by a two-wheeler instead.
She tried to take the drastic step moments later to secure her son’s future but the risk ended in her death.
India Today cited sources to say that the woman was depressed as she was unable to pay her son’s college fees and decided to risk her life to get government compensation.
It was also reported that Paapaathi had single-handedly raised her children for the last 15 years following separation from her husband.
On Monday (17), a report from the Indian government said almost 135 million people in India or 10 per cent of India’s population escaped poverty in five years till March 2021.
The study said that the rural areas witnessed the biggest reduction in poverty. It used the United Nations’ Multidimensional Poverty Index based on 12 indicators such as malnutrition, education and sanitation. If people are found to be deprived in three or more areas, they are identified as “MPI poor”.
Suman Bery, vice chairman of NITI Aayog, India’s government think tank which released the report, said factors such as improvements in nutrition, years of schooling, sanitation and cooking fuel played a “significant role” in bringing poverty down, Reuters reported.
