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Hyderabad
By Marri Ramu
HYDERABAD, NOV. 24. Yogeshwar Rao is dead. But in the absence of an official sanction to it, the police and the management of Indian Detonators Limited (IDL) continue to believe that he is simply "missing". Rao, an IDL employee `disappeared' after a blast ripped through the factory premises exactly a year ago. While nine workers killed in the explosion were identified and post-death benefits sanctioned to their families, there was no trace of Rao. The police couldn't even find a part of his body or any material evidence to establish that he was killed in the blast. Meanwhile, the plight of Rao's family members is simply pathetic. Red-tapism and consequent refusal of the management to provide any financial benefits has had a devastating impact on them. Rao's children face an uncertain future. The eldest of his three daughters is already married. But the marriage of his other two daughters is a huge task his hapless wife, Amaravatamma, is faced with.
Uncertain future
His son, Sampath Kumar (18), has been running from pillar to post for the last one year. "I thought my father was alive since his body was not traced. But, having realised that he is dead, my life and the future of two elder sisters is uncertain," he says. Sampath has been going around the IDL, the police and the employees' union offices. "Everywhere the answer is -- wait for some time, your case will be cleared. After my father's death, there is no regular monthly income. We had to borrow money even for performing the religious ceremony. How will I feed my family?" he asked Sampath and his sisters had to discontinue their studies. Further he simply has to confine himself to the house to ensure that his mother did not resort to any extreme step in a state of depression. The police were told by the factory shift in-charge, Y. Parashuramaiah, that Rao was on duty before the explosion. Other workers also vouch that they saw him having tea outside the plant minutes before the blast.
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