Overview

• The Gautam Buddh Nagar district administration extended its joint inquiry into Anand Niketan Vridha Seva Ashram by two days after management did not present registration, staff and fire safety certificates.
• Trust members dismissed the caretaker shown restraining an elderly woman in a viral video and held consultations in which 21 families submitted letters consenting to keep their relatives at the ashram.
• Authorities noted the facility has operated without formal approval since 1994 and is under review for compliance with the Senior Citizens Act.
• Three residents were briefly moved to the government-run Dankaur home, but one returned and two remained off-site as families weighed relocation options.
• The final probe report, due Tuesday, could trigger legal action or facility sealing if the ashram fails to meet mandatory eldercare regulations.