Narayan has told his neighbours that he has sold of all his valuables to meet the medical expenses of his sons.

'Our financial resources have been exhausted. I even sold off the parental land. Moreover, I owe nearly Rs.2 lakhs to moneylenders,' he said.

Prabhavati said muscular dystrophy afflicted her sons when they were five years old. She identified them as Durgesh, 16, Sarvesh, 14, Brijesh, 11, and Suresh, 10. All four were normal children until then.

The couple now fear their four-year-old daughter may become disabled when she turns five.

'Till now our daughter is doing fine but we are quite worried about her. She might meet the same fate like her brothers after a year or so,' said Prabhavati.