Archive · 2 Sep 2025
Family Carries Body After Hospital Hearse Refusal in Chhattisgarh
Ichhabai Patel, 60, passed away at a hospital in Chhattisgarh.
Her family needed a way to transport her body, but the hospital allegedly didn't provide a hearse.
They couldn't afford a private vehicle, so they carried her body on a cot for about 2.5 kilometers.
A video of this event surfaced on social media.
The local Collector has told health officials to stop such things from happening again.
The hospital claims a hearse was coming, but the family didn't wait.
A family carried a deceased woman's body on a cot after a hospital allegedly refused a hearse.
The incident happened in Chhattisgarh's Gariaband district.
The woman, Ichhabai Patel, died at the community health centre in Amlipadar.
The family stated the hospital denied a hearse, and they couldn't afford private transport.
The local collector directed the health department to prevent similar incidents.
- Who
- Family of Ichhabai Patel
- What
- Carried the body of a deceased woman on a cot after hospital allegedly refused hearse.
- When
- Monday
- Where
- Amlipadar, Gariaband district, Chhattisgarh
- Why
- Hospital allegedly refused hearse; family couldn't afford private transport.
- Deceased
- Ichhabai Patel
- Age of Deceased
- 60 years old
- Location of Incident
- Amlipadar, Gariaband district, Chhattisgarh
- Distance Body Carried
- 2.5 km
- Hospital
- Community Health Centre (CHC)
- Collector's Response
- Directed CMHO to prevent recurrence
- Hospital Claim
- Hearse was on its way from Deobhog
