MP: Man takes mother's body on motorcycle due to unavailability of hearse at govt hospital
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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Vijay unable to prove majority, not invited for CM oath ceremony: Sources
Chennai: Actor-politician Vijay has reportedly not been invited to take oath as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu after failing to demonstrate support from the required number of MLAs, sources in Raj Bhavan said.
According to media reports that quoted sources in the office of R.N. Ravi Arlekar, Vijay could not prove the backing of 118 legislators, the majority mark in the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly.
Despite last-minute efforts to secure support from the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazagam (AMMK), and an IUML legislator, Vijay reportedly managed support from only 116 MLAs, falling short by two members.
Sources said Vijay failed to submit letters of support from the VCK and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML).
Later, the IUML issued a statement clarifying that it was not part of the TVK-led alliance.
Meanwhile, AMMK leader T.T.V. Dhinakaran is also said to have informed the Governor that his party would support the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) instead.
Earlier in the evening, Vijay had met Governor Arlekar and staked claim to form the government, stating that he enjoyed the support of 118 MLAs.
