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MUMBAI, May 23 After dealing with two coronavirus funerals in two weeks, Raj Sharma was too grief-stricken to negotiate a third with profiteering hearse drivers and crematoriums, so he turned to one of the many new businesses that have sprung up around India helping struggling people while also.
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MUMBAI, May 23, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – After dealing with two coronavirus funerals in two weeks, Raj Sharma was too grief-stricken to negotiate a third with profiteering hearse drivers and crematoriums, so he turned to one of the many new businesses that have sprung up around India helping struggling people while also turning a tidy profit.
Sharma not his real name was reeling from the loss of a third friend when he heard of Anthyesti Funeral Services, which provides “end-to-end” coronavirus funerals in four cities.
“They pick up the body from the hospital and take care of everything,” the 48-year-old New Delhi professor told AFP.
After dealing with two coronavirus funerals in two weeks, Raj Sharma was too grief-stricken to negotiate a third with profiteering hearse drivers and crematoriums, so he turned to one of the many new businesses that have sprung up around India helping struggling people while also turning a tidy profit.