Crematorium staff in Tiruppur demand Rs 7,000 to bury Covid victim?
A group of undertakers working at a crematorium run by an NGO on behalf of Udumalaipet Municipality have allegedly demanded Rs 7,000 for laying a Covid victim to rest.
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TIRUPPUR: A group of undertakers working at a crematorium run by an NGO on behalf of Udumalaipet Municipality have allegedly demanded Rs 7,000 for laying a Covid victim to rest. Sources said that the person in charge of the electric crematorium, on May 17, refused to accept the body of one K Jothimani, a 43-year-old revenue official who succumbed to the infection, stating that it was not the designated place.
COVID victim s body taken to cremation ground in auto-rickshaw in Ludhiana ANI | Updated: Apr 26, 2021 22:42 IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], April 26 (ANI): The body of a COVID-19 victim was allegedly taken on an auto-rickshaw to the cremation ground for the last rites in Punjab s Ludhiana.
After a video went viral on social media showing the body of a COVID-19 victim being taken to the cremation ground on an auto-rickshaw, Joint commissioner Corporation Ludhiana, Swati Tiwana said strict action would be taken against those who were involved in the matter. It is a very serious matter and that if it comes to our attention, strict action will be taken, said Tiwana.