Archive · 20 Sep 2025
MP: Murder Victim's Body Transported in Garbage Trolley
Imagine someone was sadly killed and their family needed a ride home.
Usually, a special car called a hearse is used.
But in Damoh, India, after a postmortem, a hearse wasn't available at the local level.
Instead, a family had to use a garbage trolley to take their loved one home.
The government has hearse vans, but they are at the wrong places and reserved for the wrong people.
Officials are now looking into the matter.
A murder victim's body was transported in a garbage trolley in Damoh, Madhya Pradesh.
The incident occurred in Hatta town after a postmortem.
The family of Devendra Lodhi requested a hearse but it was unavailable.
Two hearse vans exist but are only for those who die within the hospital.
SDM to investigate the unavailability of hearses.
- Who
- Family of Devendra Lodhi and hospital officials in Damoh.
- What
- The body of a murder victim was transported in a garbage trolley after a postmortem.
- When
- Happened recently; hearse vans were launched on July 28th.
- Where
- Hatta town, Damoh district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- Unavailability of hearse vans at the block level; existing vans reserved for in-hospital deaths.
Victim's Family
Hospital Administration
Access to Hearses
Victim's Family
Demanded a hearse for transport of the body.
Hospital Administration
Hearses are not available at block level; existing ones are reserved for in-hospital deaths.
- Incident
- Body of murder victim transported in garbage trolley
- Location
- Hatta town, Damoh district, Madhya Pradesh
- Victim
- Devendra Lodhi
- Hearse Availability
- Not available at block level
- District Hearses
- Two, reserved for hospital deaths only
- Government Initiative
- 149 hearse vans launched on July 28th