BEST bus accident leaves contractual labourer critically injured

A July 20 Mankhurd bus accident involving a BEST bus killed one and injured ten.

Contractual labourer Sumangal Maiti, injured returning from a night shift at HPCL, cannot afford a chair or mattress for recovery.

Maiti's wife Chinta Ajanta, a domestic worker earning ₹14,000 monthly, cannot work due to caregiving; the family's rent is ₹8,000.

Free medical treatment at Shatabdi Hospital is provided, but the family faces out-of-pocket costs like ₹70 rickshaw fares for X-rays.

BEST officials discussed compensation, but the family needs immediate financial support, not delayed payment.