In heartbreaking visuals that have now gone viral on Twitter, it is seen how a woman from Firozabad, UP is carrying the dead body of her husband in an e-rickshaw.
Her son alleged that they were unable to find a bed in the hospital and the ambulance driver demanded a hefty sum to transport the body. Because of this, his mother was forced to hire an e-rickshaw and take the body of her husband from the hospital by herself.
The video is uploaded on Twitter by Kanwardeep Singh and is captioned, "A woman carrying the dead body of her husband in an e-rickshaw in UP's Forozabad. Her son alleged his father couldn't get a bed in the hospital or proper treatment at the Covid hospital & even ambulance driver demanded a hefty amount to carry the body."
Here is the full video:
Users on Twitter have expressed grief over the video and the situation the woman is in. (Photo Courtesy: Twitter)(Photo Courtesy: Twitter)(Photo Courtesy: Twitter)(Photo Courtesy: Twitter)India on Tuesday reported 3,57,229 new coronavirus cases, taking the tally in the country to 2,02,82,833. The death toll increased by 3,449 to 2,22,408.(Photo Courtesy: Twitter)
India on Tuesday reported 3,57,229 new coronavirus cases, taking the tally in the country to 2,02,82,833. The death toll increased by 3,449 to 2,22,408.
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