Cops cremate Covid+ woman whose kin could not turn up

AGRA : Police at Ekta chowki here set an admirable example by cremating a 62-year-old Covid positive woman whose family members were unable to attend her last rites. The woman’s sons, who live in Dubai, requested the police to get the cremation done as they were unable to fly to Agra.

Sharda Devi (62) lived in Jaipuria Sunrise Colony here. “The woman died on Monday but no one in the colony was prepared even to touch the body because of Covid -19 fear.” said Shailendra Singh Chauhan, the in charge of Ekta police outpost in Agra. The deceased was cremated on Wednesday and last rites made available live online for family members ,