New Delhi: In a heartbreaking incident, a family in Madhya Pradesh had to transport a man's body 15 km on a motorcycle due to the unavailability of a hearse. The incident took place in Shahdol district on Sunday.
A video of the incident went viral on social media, following which an official clarified that the state health department does not provide vehicles to transport bodies, reported PTI.
According to the news agency, Laluiya Baiga (56) died while undergoing treatment at the district hospital in Shahdol on Sunday morning.
An ABP reporter shared the video on platform X, with the caption, "This heart-wrenching picture is from Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. Due to the unavailability of a hearse, the grandson transported his grandfather's body on a motorcycle from the district hospital to the village."
It can be seen in the video that the body placed between two riders being transported on a motorcycle to his village Dhurvar, which is around 15 km from the district headquarters.
In the video, the family members of the deceased are heard accusing the hospital of not arranging for a vehicle to take the body to their village.
The hospital's civil surgeon G S Parihar said that Baiga was brought to the facility in a serious condition and died during the treatment on Sunday morning.
He clarified that the health department doesn't provide vehicles to transport bodies of deceased patients, and civic authorities and social workers arrange for hearses, reported PTI.
In this case, these vehicles were already engaged elsewhere. But the family wanted one immediately and decided to take the body on a two-wheeler instead, the official said.