In UP Autopsy Room, Corpses Not Safe From Thieves. See Bizarre Case

The district's Chief Medical Officer Dr Rohtash Kumar said two contractual employees were involved in this racket and they have been fired

A chilling racket of stealing jewellery from corpses coming in for post-mortem has been busted in Uttar Pradesh's Hardoi. Those involved in the racket, it is alleged, would steal gold and silver ornaments from corpses and replace them with artificial jewellery.

The district's Chief Medical Officer Dr Rohtash Kumar said two contractual employees were involved in this racket and they have been fired. But one of the sacked staff has claimed that he is innocent and several employees of the postmortem unit were part of the racket.

The matter came to light when a woman constable, whose 26-year-old sister recently died by suicide, found the ornaments missing from the body. "The constable, Nikki, told us that her sister's nosepin and ear rings were missing after post-mortem. Two staff members were found to be involved, and they were sacked. I have also complained to the firm they are associated with," the Chief Medical Officer said. On the sacked ward boy's allegations, he said a team of four doctors has been formed to conduct an in-depth probe into the matter. "We will take strict action against anyone found responsible."