Shahdol, Aug 1: A man had to take his mother's body on a motorcycle for around 80 km, as no hearse was available with the government-run medical college in Madhya Pradesh's Shahdol, where the woman had died, and he could not afford a private vehicle.

A video of the man riding the two-wheeler with the 60-year-old woman's body placed on a wooden plank surfaced on social media.

The management of the Government Medical College in Shahdol, has however, claimed that while there was no "shav-vahan" hearse or ambulance available with the facility, the deceased woman's family had also not asked for the vehicle.

The woman's son Sundar Yadav said that his mother was being treated at the district hospital, but was referred to the medical college after her condition deteriorated on Saturday night and she died around midnight.

Following the death, Yadav claimed that he had enquired about a hearse at the medical facility, but was informed about the unavailability and even private vehicle operators were demanding Rs 5,000, which he could not afford.

He then decided take the corpse home to Godaru in Anuppur district, some 80 km from Shahdol, on a motorcycle after placing on a wooden plank with a pillion rider on Sunday morning, Yadav said.

When asked about the incident, superintendent of the Government Medical College Nagendra Singh told PTI that no hearse was available with the establishment.

Whenever families of the dead request for a vehicle, the hospital management makes it available from the district hospital and local civic body, he said, claiming that the woman's family had not asked for a vehicle.

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Varanasi: Comedian Shyam Rangeela has finally filed his nomination papers as an independent candidate from the Varanasi parliamentary constituency on Tuesday, May 14, the last day of filing papers.

Rangeela, who intended to contest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi had alleged on Monday that he was being denied a nomination from the seat, as he along with several other candidates were reportedly made to wait for filling papers on May 10th and May 13th.

Shyam Rangeela, taking to his official ‘X’ handle, wrote, "With your love and support, I have completed all the requirements as per the rules and submitted the nomination. I also have full faith in the democracy of this country. Now the next two-three days are crucial. Thank you all very much for your cooperation. My electoral future rests in the hands of all election officials who are the custodians of our democracy. With the hope that they all strengthen our faith, Yours Shyam Rangeela.”

Alongside, Shyam, BJP candidate Narendra Modi, Log Party's Vinay Kumar Tripathi, BJP's Surendra Narayan Singh, independent candidates Dinesh Kumar Yadav, Reena Rai, Neha Jaiswal, Ajit Kumar Jaiswal, Ashok Kumar Pandey, Sandeep Tripathi filed their nomination papers on Tuesday.

According to the Election Commision of India, a total of 41 candidates have filed nomination papers from the Varanasi constituency.