Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Thursday ordered an investigation into claims {that a} Covid-19 sufferer’s physique was carried to the crematorium in a rubbish lifting automobile in Solan district and sought a report on this regard.
Thakur advised the media within the state capital that he has requested Solan Deputy Commissioner Ok.C. Chaman to look into the matter and submit a report.
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This matter got here to gentle after the sufferer’s brother Krishan Tinku advised the media that the physique was handed over to them 24 hours after demise at ESI Baddi hospital and alleged the authorities carried the physique to a crematorium in a tractor-trolley used for lifting rubbish, PTI reported.
Tinku additional stated his 54-year-brother, who had examined optimistic for Covid-19 just a few days in the past, was subsequently referred to ESI hospital at Katha in Baddi the place he succumbed to the virus.
The sufferer was a resident of Arki in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh.
Earlier on Wednesday, Himachal Pradesh reported over 2,500 new Covid-19 instances, taking the state’s tally to over 90,000.
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At least 33 individuals succumbed to the virus whereas round 1,500 others recovered from the an infection.
