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Mixed results for Kerala's bid to return old, unsound people 'exiled' on trains

Kerala has of late become the go-to place to banish mentally challenged old persons unwanted by their near and dear ones. A worrying trend of more and more unsound people arriving in Kerala on trains, especially those originating from northern parts of the country, has been observed by the police and social welfare department. In the past two years, 270 mentally challenged persons were sent to Kerala apparently by placing them on trains headed to the State.