Rayagada

Odisha: Family Members Carry Man’s Body On Cot For 4-Km For Post-Mortem

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OB Bureau

Rayagada: In an incident that reflects the poor health infrastructure facilities in remote areas of the state, the family members had to carry the body of a man for 4 kilometres on a cot to reach a hospital for post-mortem.

The deceased is Babula Goud of Dudkabahal village under Tikiri police limits. According to reports, Goud was missing since May 4. After a missing complaint was filed in this regard at Tikiri police station, a search was launched and he was found dead in a forest on June 4.

After a scientific examination by forensic team, police said had to take the body for post-mortem to Koraput on its own arrangement. Instead, police asked the family members to arrange for transport to shift the body.

With no money to hire a vehicle, the poor family members had to carry the corpse on a cot for post-mortem. They had covered a distance of around four kilometres when police intervened and said that they will take the corpse for post-mortem.

OB Bureau

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