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Family of deceased barely has money to meet ends and couldn’t afford ambulance
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Balram Sharma with his brother Pawan’s body in an e-rickshaw at Nigambodh Ghat. | Photo Credit:
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Family of deceased barely has money to meet ends and couldn’t afford ambulance
Pandemic-induced lockdown cost Pawan Kumar Sharma’s family a dignified last journey as they were forced to take him to the cremation ground in an e-rickshaw, fearing they wouldn’t afford ambulance fare.
Pawan (40), a resident of Shastri Park, was unemployed because of his neurological treatment and his two brothers – Kishan (50) and Balram (48) – are street vendors. Pawan’s wife Lakshmi used to work in a factory in Gandhi Nagar but is out of work as the factory is shut.
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