Coronavirus | Middlemen at crematorium fleecing kin of COVID victims
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May 12, 2021 12:46 IST
People allege they are demanding ₹15,000 to ₹20,000 to conduct final rites against the official rate of ₹3,000
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People are reportedly paying the amount being demanded by middlemen to avoid arguments. File. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak
People allege they are demanding ₹15,000 to ₹20,000 to conduct final rites against the official rate of ₹3,000
With the increase in COVID-19 deaths in the city, private ambulance staff and middlemen are cashing in on the situation. The middlemen have been allegedly charging ₹15,000 to ₹20,000 to conduct the final rites of a person who died of the coronavirus. Family members of the deceased allege that the ambulance staff and the workers at the crematorium at Gnanapuram are working in cahoots.