Odisha Woman Donates House, Property Worth Rs 1 Crore To Rickshaw Puller

Instances of murders motivated by desire to usurp property, or children abandoning their parents over the same reason, are not uncommon. Given this background, an elderly woman in Odisha’s Cuttack has set an example by donating all her property and other assets to a rickshaw puller.

May sound strange, but 63-year-old Minati Patnaik from Sutahat has donated her three-storied house, gold ornaments and all her possessions to Budha Samal, a rickshaw puller in the Millennium City.

Minati had lost her husband last year. Though she had decided to spend the rest of her life with daughter, but destiny had stored something else for her. Six months after her husband’s death, Minati’s daughter Komal died of a cardiac arrest.

Heavens fell on Minati who was devastated by the back-to-back tragedies and became all alone. Even Minati’s relatives turned their back on her and never came forward to take care of her at this crucial juncture of life.

As per reports, rickshaw puller Budha Samal stood firmly by Minati and helped her in every possible way. From taking Minati to the hospital or looking after her other issues, Budha and his family devoted themselves in serving the lonely elder. And perhaps this made Minati to repay her gratitude to the poor family with whatever was left with her.

“All my relatives have enough property and I always wanted to donate mine to a poor family. I decided to donate everything to Budha and his family legally so that nobody harass them after my death,” said Minati.

According to Minati, her sisters had opposed her decision to donate her property to the rickshaw puller. “After my daughter’s death, nobody called me or responded to my calls. It was for the last 25 years that Budha and his family stood by me,” said Minati.

Minati further said that Budha always took care of her daughter Komal when she was studying in school and college.

“Budha and his family members have always given me respect and took care of me,” she added. Budha and his family have expressed gratitude towards Minati for the generosity.

“I had never dreamt of the property. But I always made it a point to ensure that my family always looked after Minati after her husband died. We would continue to look after her till she is alive,” said Budha