CHHATARPUR, Madhya Pradesh — A woman’s body was allegedly transported from a government hospital in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur district in a municipal garbage-collection tractor-trolley after her family was unable to arrange a hearse. The incident at Bada Malhera Civil Hospital has raised questions over the lack of dedicated facilities for transporting deceased persons, with the district administration ordering an inquiry into the matter.
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