Assam govt to bear medical expenses of 3 thalassemic teenagers

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Press Trust of India Guwahati
Last Updated : May 30 2013 | 8:26 PM IST
Assam government today announced to bear medical expenses of three thalasemmic teenagers whose father had pleaded for their mercy killing as he was unable to afford the cost of the treatment.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said the state government would bear the entire medical expenses of Abdur Rahim's three son's Sadik, Suhel and Samim who have been suffering from the blood disorder for the past 16 years.
Rahim, who hails from Nagaon in Assam, owns a shoe shop and factory in Meghalaya state capital Shillong.
On Tuesday, Rahim had said he would approach the judiciary to plead for mercy killing of his three sons and himself as he was unable to meet their huge medical expenses.
He said he has to spend Rs 45,000 a month for regular blood transfusions of his three sons at a Guwahati hospital.
Gogoi would also meet Rahim tomorrow here, officials said.
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First Published: May 30 2013 | 8:26 PM IST

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