Deaf and mute , nine-year-old Lakhan Kale was being cared for by his grandmother . She tied him to a pole while she went to work selling trinkets on a Mumbai beachfront . He now lives in a juvenile center but it 's not a home for children with special needs . Comment:
Deaf and mute , nine-year-old Lakhan Kale was being cared for by his grandmother . She tied him to a pole while she went to work selling trinkets on a Mumbai beachfront . He now lives in a juvenile center but it 's not a home for children with special needs . Mumbai 's suffering a severe shortage of care homes for children with disabilities .