Madhya Pradesh govt. hospital faces inquiry over transportation of woman’s body in garbage vehicle
An inquiry has been launched in Madhya Pradesh, India, after a video surfaced showing a woman's body being transported from a government hospital in a garbage-collecting tractor. Local officials are investigating the lapse in protocol and the availability of proper mortuary transport.
Why it matters
The incident has sparked public outrage regarding the lack of basic dignity and infrastructure in public healthcare facilities.
A viral video from Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur district has prompted an inquiry after the body of a woman was seen being carried home from a government hospital in a garbage-collecting tractor of the municipal body.
The incident took place on August 5 at the civil hospital in Bada Malhara town after the family members of Rukhsana Khan prepared to take her remains after a post-mortem examination.
According to officials, the woman had been missing for about a month. Her body was found on August 5 and sent to the hospital by the police.
In the three-minute video, men are seen wrapping the body in a plastic sheet and placing it on the tractor-trolley, which has “Nagar Parishad, Bada Malhara” written on it, even as a relative alleges that they had been provided with the vehicle that picks up garbage for the civic body.
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