Bodies of Covid victims pile up at Ranchi cremation ground, Jharkhand HC slams authorities
Bodies of Covid victims pile up at Ranchi cremation ground, Jharkhand HC slams authorities
The Jharkhand High Court reprimanded the officers on Monday for the delay in the last rites of bodies of the Covid-19 patients.
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The Jharkhand High Court slammed authorities on Monday after the bodies of some Covid-19 victims were seen piled up at Muktidham (cremation ground) in Ranchi’s Harmu area.
The court reprimanded officials for the delay in the last rites, saying that “it is the responsibility of the Ranchi municipal corporation and others to ensure that there is no issue in conducting last rites.”
Senior advocate Sushil Ranjan Das, who was the special public prosecutor for Enforcement Directorate and had argued several money laundering cases against former Chief Minister Madhu Koda, breathed his last during treatment at a private hospital in Ranchi on Monday.
Seventy-six-year-old Das was admitted in the ICU of Raj Hospital in the state capital on Saturday after complaining of discomfort in his chest. He died of a cardiac arrest on Monday afternoon, doctors said.
Condolences poured in from the legal fraternity, including judges and senior advocates, soon after the news of his demise broke. Some Jharkhand High Court judges also offered their condolences in person to the bereaved family at their Pe Pee Compound residence. Das last rites were performed at Mukti Dham in Ranchi on Tuesday afternoon.