U'khand: Too poor to afford ambulance, woman ties brother's body to taxi roof, travels 195 kms
Haldwani (Uttarakhand), Dec 8: Unable to afford a private ambulance service, a woman took her brother's body, tied to the roof of a taxi, to a village in Pithoragarh district, 195 kilometres away.
Taking cognizance of the incident, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami had ordered an inquiry into the matter and directed the officials to take strict actions against the culprits.
According to police, Shivani (22), a resident of a village in Berinag lived with her younger brother Abhishek (20).
On Friday, Abhishek came from work early and complained of a headache. He was later found unconscious near a railway track and taken to Sushila Tiwari Government Medical College in Haldwani for treatment. The doctors declared him dead.
After conducting the post-mortem, the police handed over the body to Shivani on Saturday.
She reportedly spoke to many ambulance drivers standing outside the hospital mortuary to take her brother's body home but they asked for Rs 10,000 - 12,000 as fare.
Being unable to arrange for the fare price, she called a taxi driver from her village and was forced to take the body by tying it to the roof of the vehicle and travel 195 kilometres.
When asked about the incident, Dr Arun Joshi, Principal of Sushila Tiwari Government Medical College, said that the incident happened outside the hospital because of which it did not come to his notice.
He said, "If it had happened inside the hospital or if I was asked for help, I would have helped."
The patient's relatives who were standing outside the hospital said that no one supervises private ambulances and they charge exorbitant fares for taking patients.
Dhami has asked the state Health Secretary Dr R Rajesh Kumar to conduct a detailed investigation into the matter and take strict action against the culprits, a government spokesperson said.
हल्द्वानी, उत्तराखंड में 20 साल के अभिषेक की मौत हो गई। घर 200 KM दूर था। एंबुलेंस वालों ने लाश पहुंचाने के 10-12 हजार रुपए मांगे। बहन शिवानी पर इतने पैसे नहीं थे। हाथ-पैर जोड़कर बहन ने एक टैक्सी वाले को राजी किया। टैक्सी की छत पर लाश बांधी, पिथौरागढ़ पहुंचाई।
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Kejriwal following Modi's strategy of propaganda, false promises: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi, Jan 13: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday launched a blistering attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, saying that they keep mum on the issue of caste census as they do not want backwards, Dalits, tribals and minorities to get their due share.
Specifically targeting Kejriwal at his first public meeting for Delhi assembly polls, Gandhi said that the AAP convenor was following "Modi's strategy of propaganda and false promises" despite rising pollution, corruption and inflation in the national capital.
Gandhi also promised a caste survey in Delhi if the Congress formed the government in the national capital.
"Kejriwal had said that he would clean Delhi, remove corruption, and turn the national capital into Paris.
"What actually happened -- one cannot move around due to pollution and inflation is rising," the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha said addressing his 'Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan' public meeting at Seelampur.
"Arvind Kejriwal had talked of removing corruption. Has he removed corruption? Just like Modi ji's propaganda of making false promises, he is following the same strategy.... Pollution, corruption and inflation are on the rise in Delhi," Gandhi said.
The Congress and AAP are part of the INDIA bloc. The two parties had fought the Lok Sabha election together in Delhi, but are contesting the assembly polls separately.
Stressing that India belongs to everyone, Gandhi said the Congress does not want "an India run by a handful of crony capitalists".
"When I talk of caste census, neither Modi says a word nor does Kejriwal because both want that backward sections, Dalits, tribals and minorities do not get their due share (bhaagidari). Ask Kejriwal whether he is with the caste census. Ask Modi ji whether he is with the caste census," Gandhi said.
"I had said to Modi ji in Parliament that you do it or not, we will get the caste census done and reservation cap removed in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha when a Congress government comes.
"We want the poorest of the poor, whether they are Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs or Christians, to dream big... head big companies," he said.
He urged the people to support the Congress and make it victorious, asserting that the party would ensure Delhi's development as in the past under Sheila Dikshit's government.
"Neither Kejriwal nor the BJP can do what the Congress had done," Gandhi said.
He said a battle of ideology is currently on in the country.
"It is written in the Constitution that India belongs to everyone. The BJP-RSS people spread hatred, make people fight," he alleged.
"We walked from Kanyakumari to Kashmir to protect the Constitution. (BR) Ambedkar's Constitution is being attacked by Narendra Modi and the people of BJP-RSS daily," he alleged.
"Till I am alive, I will protect every Indian from assault be it Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians," he said.
With the rise of AAP, Congress' stake in Delhi's political landscape has shrunk and it failed to open its account in the last two assembly polls.
केजरीवाल जी आए और कहा कि दिल्ली साफ कर दूंगा, भ्रष्टाचार मिटा दूंगा, पेरिस बना दूंगा।
— Congress (@INCIndia) January 13, 2025
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