In Bhopal, every fourth elderly person over 70 is in an 'empty home': Voter lists from 17 booths were searched after the murder of a retired IAS officer, and 210 such houses were found.

The police do not have this data. The murder of retired IAS officer Rakesh Agarwal has raised serious questions about the safety of elderly people in Bhopal. Bhaskar Padtal revealed that every fourth person over 70 years old is living in a 'deserted home' where no voter under 60 years of age is registered. Elderly couples are being left behind as their children move to other cities or abroad for education and employment. Bhaskar reported on the Arera Colony, Saket Nagar, and Eid