An incident of medical apathy has come from Uttar Pradesh's Badaun where a man was seen carrying his dead wife's body on his shoulders and pleading with the tempo drivers to drop the body home as he was reportedly denied a hearse by the district hospital.
The hospital authority, however, has denied the allegations and said that the hospital has two hearse vans and are provided to anyone who asks for it.
The Chief Medical Officer has ordered an inquiry into the matter.
Chief Medical Officer told ANI, "Got to know of it through media, it is condemnable, but we have two hearse vans, which are provided to whoever asks for it. I'll look into it and punish those at fault."
Several such instances have been reported since then.
The family of an 80-year-old woman had to carry her body, tied in cloth, on their shoulders from a hospital in Odisha in July last year.
Similar incident was also reported from Jharkhand's Chatra district where a man's body was carried by family members in a bedsheet after being denied a hearse in July last year.
The state governments have ordered health departments to ensure that the dead are treated with dignity and respect. However, the plight of the poor appears to be playing on an unending loop.
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