Staff and volunteers at an old age home in Haryana's Sonipat cremated 72-year-old Shiv Charan Gupta on August 3, after his three daughters said they could not travel for the funeral. The daughters watched their father's last rites through a video call instead, according to the management of Samaj Kalyan Shiksha Samiti Old Age Home, which shared the details with ANI.
The story has put a spotlight on a quiet but growing reality in Indian cities: elderly parents living out their final years away from their children.
