Denied a vehicle, man carries dead wife’s body on shoulders

In a shocking incident that turns the spotlight once again on our decrepit healthcare services, a man had to carry the body of his wife out of the hospital on his shoulders after he failed to obtain a mortuary van or an ambulance from the hospital authorities

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Bhawanipatna: In a shocking incident that turns the spotlight once again on our decrepit healthcare services, a man had to carry the body of his wife out of the hospital on his shoulders after he failed to obtain a mortuary van or an ambulance from the hospital authorities.

The incident occurred in this district headquarters town when 42-year-old Amang Dei, who was being treated for tuberculosis at the district headquarters hospital, died at around 2 AM today. Despite all his efforts, Amang’s husband, Dana Majhi, was not able to avail an ambulance till this morning to carry her dead body sheer desperation, he wrapped the body of his wife in cloth and carried it on his shoulders.