An Indian man had to carry his wife’s body on his shoulders for nearly 12
km as he had no money for a van and the hospital authorities allegedly refused
to arrange one.
With his teenage daughter sobbing by his side, Dana Majhi wrapped his
wife
Amangadei’s body in old sheets from the bed at the hospital in
Bhawanipatna town on Wednesday morning, August 24th, adjusted her on his
shoulders and started walking to his home in Melghar village in Kalahandi’s
Thuamul Rampur block, about 60 km away.
According to Indian Express, Majhi’s wife died from tuberculosis early on
Wednesday morning. Left with little money, Majhi requested hospital authorities
to arrange a vehicle for transporting the body.
"I requested everyone, but no one listened. What option did I have other
than carrying her," said Majhi.
He had walked for almost 12 km when some youths saw him and alerted local
officials. Soon, an ambulance was sent which took the body to Melghar village.
However, Kalahandi district collector Brundha D claimed that Majhi did
not wait for a vehicle to be arranged.
"We would have surely sent the body in a vehicle," she told The
Indian Express,
Adding that she has sanctioned for
Majhi Rs 2000 from the state government’s funeral assistance scheme and another
Rs 10,000 from the District Red Cross Fund.
Source: The Indian Express
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