Himachal Pradesh: Man Who Died of COVID Allegedly Carried in Garbage Van to Crematorium
Himachal Pradesh chief minister Jai Ram Thakur on Thursday ordered an inquiry into this matter.
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Rights29/Apr/2021
New Delhi: The body of a 54-year-old COVID-19 patient was carried to the crematorium in a garbage lifting vehicle in Solan district, and was burnt in Baddi instead of his native village Arki, against COVID-19 cremation norms, news reports said.
The body of the COVID-19 patient was transported in a tractor-trailer used by the Baddi Municipal Committee to carry garbage, for cremation at Baddi on Wednesday. He had died at the ESIC Hospital at Katha in Barotiwala last night.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur. File
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Talking to media in Shimla on Thursday, the CM said he has asked Solan Deputy Commissioner K. C. Chaman to look into the matter and submit a report. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur ordered an inquiry into claims that the body of a COVID-19 victim was carried to the crematorium in a garbage lifting vehicle in Solan district.
Talking to media in Shimla on Thursday, the CM said he has asked Solan Deputy Commissioner K. C. Chaman to look into the matter and submit a report.
The matter came to the fore after Krishan Tinku told reporters that his brother’s body was handed over to them after 24 hours of death at ESI Baddi hospital.