MP Man Carries Body Of His 4-Year-Old Daughter On Shoulder As Ambulance Goes Missing

A grieving father who just lost his four-year-old daughter was forced to do something a parent should never be made to - to carry the body on his shoulder because there was no ambulance.

The incident was reported from Buxwaha in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district on Monday, June 6.

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According to reports, the father had to walk some distance carrying the body of his four-year-old daughter in arms as the local authorities allegedly did not provide a hearse for them to return to their village. 

Family could not get an ambulance after daughter died in hospital

The girl, identified as Radha had fallen ill on Monday, after which the family rushed her to the district hospital in Damoh, over 50 km from Buxwaha for treatment.

"But she died at the district hospital around 2 pm the same day. Thereafter, we asked for an ambulance to carry her mortal remains to our village, but were cold shouldered by the hospital staff," Mansukh Ahirwar, grandfather of the girl said.

"Left with no choice, we wrapped the child in a cloth, boarded a bus and reached Buxwaha as we did not have money to hire a private vehicle. Then we asked Buxwaha Nagar Panchayat to provide a vehicle to us so that we can take the body to our Paudi village, about five km from the tehsil headquarters, but we did not get a positive response," he added.

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After that, the three members of the family, including the girl's father Laxman, took turns carrying the body in their arms to cover the distance.

They reportedly walked close to one kilometer with the body in their arms.

The incident came to light after videos of the family walking with the body were posted on social media.

Madhya Pradesh: A family carried a 4-year-old girl on their shoulders after a government hospital management in Chhatarpur refused to give an ambulance. The family was compelled to wrap the body in a blanket and take it secretly by bus to their hometown. pic.twitter.com/DFrpm7XYpb

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After the videos went viral, Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Rahul Siladiya said a probe has been ordered into the incident.

However, he said that as soon as Baxwaha's chief municipal officer came to know about the incident, he sent a hearse to the Ahirwars.

Body carried on wooden cart in Sagar

On Thursday a similar incident was also reported from Sagar district where a person who was ill was taken to a local health community centre but the doctors declared him dead during the treatment. Failing to arrange an ambulance, family members carried the body on a wooden cart to home.

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Pregnant woman taken to hospital on cot

In another related incident this week, a pregnant woman in Khargone district died after her family could not take her to a hospital on time. The woman experienced labour pain and the family decided to take her to a nearby hospital.

The family made several attempts to call a government-run ambulance, but failed.

After this family members decided to take her on a cot, but she died on the way.

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