Gaiba Pathak: Orphan topper faced debt recovery notice Bhopal News – Times of India

Bhopal: Vanisha PathakThe Bhopal The topper who wrote the poem ‘I will stand tall without you, papa’ after scoring 99.8% in his class X board within months of losing both his parents. covidNow battling legal notice on the home loan taken by her father.
Her father Jitendra Pathak there was one LIC Had taken loan from agent and office. Since Vanisha is a minor, LIC has stopped all her savings and monthly commission. Vanisha told TOI that she has written to the authorities several times to give her time to repay the loan as she is 17 years old but there is silence from the other end.
LIC official says Vanisha won’t get any more notice till she turns 18
When TOI contacted the local LIC office, officials said that her application has been forwarded to the central office, but Vanisha, who has a younger brother, is in the dark to take care of her.
He started receiving legal notices in his father’s name to pay the dues or ‘be prepared to face legal action’. The last legal notice he received was on February 2, 2022, to pay Rs 29 lakh.
Vanisha’s parents died of Covid during the devastating second wave in May 2021. Battling with shock and anguish, he looked to his younger brother and decided he had to fight, eventually scoring close to a perfect 100 on his class X board.
While this spirited student was battling for luck, the legal notice about her father’s dues came as a shock.
She is now in the care of her maternal uncle Professor Ashok Sharma. In his letters to LIC, he wrote: “My father was a member of the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) Club, a renowned insurance club. Both my father Jitendra Pathak and mother Seema Pathak passed away in May 2021 due to covid. Me and my 11-year-old brother Vivaan are minors and Kovid orphans. Since we are young, all the policies of my father and his monthly commission could not be withdrawn as per the rules. With all the economic and financial income sources blocked, we have no source of income. Thus, all the loans can be paid off only when I turn 18.
Surprisingly, LIC has not even responded to their letters.
Vanisha’s uncle said: “I am taking care of both the children and I do not have the resources to pay such high dues. Jitendra was a big LIC agent and it was expected that the insurance company would retaliate. We have not received anything in writing from LIC that they have considered our request.
When TOI contacted senior LIC officials here, they said that Vanisha’s request was sent to the higher authorities of the central authority. “He was my agent.
Vanisha’s uncle sent an application and I have forwarded it to the higher authorities. Although there was nothing in writing, I had informed the family that they would not receive any further notice until she completed 18 years of age,” said Sanjay Barnwal, development officer at LIC.
Professor Sharma is not convinced. He said, “The way they sent the notice, they could have sent a letter that we would not get any legal notice till the age of 18. We were expecting at least some relaxation but till date nothing has been done.” ” Vanisha said, “They have asked us to pay not only the interest but also the fine.”