Job lost to riots, porter gave up life in Hardwar

When 41-year-old Surendra Vitthal Bedi and his son jumped into the Ganga in Hardwar a few days ago, no one would have thought that they were...

When 41-year-old Surendra Vitthal Bedi and his son jumped into the Ganga in Hardwar a few days ago, no one would have thought that they were victims of violence in Gujarat. But Bedi and his son were victims of Gujarat’s violence, albeit indirectly.

Bedi, a porter, used to cycle 5 km everyday and hitch a 20-km ride from Geratpur to Maninagar where he worked at a provision store earning Rs 25 a day. Following violence, the Muslim shopkeepers shut shop and Bedi became jobless. He could do nothing except wait for the violence to end.

His wife, Renuka Bedi, said, ‘‘After the owner closed his shop, Surendra tried to find work, but couldn’t. He would leave every morning, but return home saying he couldn’t find any work. We had no food in the house for many days.’’ Ultimately, hunger forced the family to sell off every bit of Renuka’s jewellery. ‘‘We were surviving on whatever jewellery I had,’’ Renuka says.

Conversant with Sanskrit, Bedi thought of trying his luck at Hardwar and left with his 12-year-old son two weeks ago. However, there too, he found no work. Frustrated and disappointed Bedi first killed his son and then committed suicide.

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