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Funerals turn chaotic - The Hindu

Funerals turn chaotic Updated: Updated: ‘No sanctity or peace about cremation, it’s all about money’ Share Article ‘No sanctity or peace about cremation, it’s all about money’ A politician’s relative died on Friday and the street outside the Amberpet crematorium got filled with wailing family members. The family members hugged and cried as the traffic flowed normally on the main road. Many families are not so lucky as the funerals are becoming chaotic affairs as cremation workers race to clean up spaces for the stream of bodies. But first the families have to bargain. Cremations which used to cost ₹22,000 now cost ₹30,000.

As families abandon bodies, NGOs step in for last rites

As families abandon bodies, NGOs step in for last rites Updated: Updated: Kin not touching bodies of COVID patients due to stigma, fear Share Article Kin not touching bodies of COVID patients due to stigma, fear Bodies of COVID patients are being abandoned by families due to stigma and fear. In this scenario, NGOs and youth groups are stepping in to conduct the last rites of the patients, irrespective of religion. On Thursday, when a woman passed away due to the disease at her home in Madhapur in Jagtial district, it was a bunch of young men who stepped in to conduct the funeral rites of the woman. “The Sarpanch of the village contacted as the family refused to touch the body. We wore the PPE kits, moved the body to the village and conducted the funeral rites as per the woman’s religion,” said Wajid Khan of Korutla who teamed up with his Immadutal Muslim Youth Association to carry out the last rites. “Over the last 15 days, we have conducted 45 such funerals in differ

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