Darbhanga woman lits pyre of hubby

DARBHANGA: One Meena Devi lit the pyre of her husband Harikant Roy of Raj Purushottampur under Khanpur block of Samastipur district following his death from Covid at Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) on Friday as none of their relatives turned up for cremation.
He was referred to the DMCH from the Covid care centre at Rosera in a serious condition the same day.
As only Meena had accompanied Roy, she requested all her relatives over the phone to come for his cremation.When no one turned up even after seven hours, she decided to take the body to Mukti Dham, a site for cremation at Darbhanga, for his last rites.
The hospital provided her ambulance and she, with the help of hospital staff, contacted the volunteers of Kabir Seva Sanstha (KSS), a social organization dedicated to the cremation of unclaimed bodies and provide help in cremation to the family members of the deceased.
She was provided PPE kit by the KSS and she lit the funeral pyre. KSS founder Navin Sinha said Meena was sent back to her village with the help of district administration. Navin said 127 bodies had been disposed by the KSS since April 13.