Man pulls wife’s body in trolley for 45 km!
AMBULANCE DENIED SDM gives ₹2000 to perform the last rites of the woman
PRAYAGRAJ: After being allegedly denied an ambulance to take his wife’s body home, a man took his spouse’s mortal remains in a trolley rickshaw which he pulled for around 45 kilometres from Swaroop Rani Nehru (SRN) Hospital in Prayagraj to his residence in Shankargarh area of the district.
After the incident, which took place on Thursday, came to light, sub-divisional magistrate (SDM), Bara, Indrabhan Tiwari visited Kallu’s residence on Friday and provided him Rs 2000 to perform the last rites of his wife Sona Devi.
The SDM said benefits of other government schemes will be provided to the family soon.
However, the SDM also claimed that Kallu, a junk dealer, did not take his wife to the SRN Hospital.
The official claimed that Kallu’s son told lekhpal that his father did not take his mother to the hospital.
Meanwhile, SRN Hospital superintendent Dr AK Srivastava said he had no information of the incident.
However, he added that an enquiry would be carried out to find out as to who was responsible for the negligence.
Resident of Dharkkaran locality in Shankargarh, Kallu, 40, his wife Sona Devi, 35, and three children live in a shanty near Minto Park where they pick rags for a living.
Sona Devi was admitted to the SRN Hospital on Saturday for the treatment of a boil in her head.
However, her condition deteriorated and she died on Thursday morning.
After her death, Kallu was allegedly turned out of the hospital with his wife’s body and all his requests to provide an ambulance to take her body to Shankargarh fell on deaf ears. Kallu pulled trolley rickshaw for 10 hours to reach Shankargarh while his children stayed at a neighbour’s home in Prayagraj.