Unable To Pay For Ambulance, Uttarakhand Family Takes Son's Body On Car Roof
NDTV
Unable to pay Rs 10,000 to ambulance drivers, the family called the SUV driver of their village tied the body to the roof and took it to Pithoragarh.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has taken cognisance of the incident that happened with a family of Pithoragarh's Berinag where a family had to take the body of their son on roof of an SUV as they were unable to pay the charges of ambulance, said a statement from CMO.
The Chief Minister has ordered Health Secretary Dr R Rajesh Kumar to conduct a detailed investigation of the entire incident. Expressing strong displeasure over the incident, the CM has given strict instructions to the officials not to repeat such an incident in future, added the statement.
Dr R Rajesh Kumar said that answers have been sought from the concerned officials regarding the entire incident. Strict action will be taken against the culprits in the investigation.
