A grieving man in India, Dana Manjhi carried his wife's body
for miles after the hospital where she died allegedly failed to provide a way
to transport her body back to their village.
Without the money to hire a vehicle, Dana Manjhi walked for
6.2 miles (10 kilometers) by foot carrying the dead body on Wednesday.
In the humid and sweltering summer temperatures, he hoisted
his wife's body, wrapped in a blue sheet, over his shoulder. He was accompanied
by his weeping 12-year-old daughter.
His wife, Amang Dei, 42, died of tuberculosis Tuesday night
at a hospital in the eastern state of Odisha.
Manjhi and his daughter had about 50 kilometers (31 miles)
to go before reaching their village when passersby called a local journalist.
Odisha TV journalist Ajit Singh found them and recorded
video of the pair that has been widely-shared across the nation.
"I am carrying the dead body of my wife as I am poor
and cannot afford a vehicle. I told the same to the hospital authorities. They
said they could not offer any help," Manjhi said in the video.
Singh described the story to CNN.
"Some locals ... spotted Mr. Manjhi carrying the dead
body of his wife accompanied by his 12-year-old daughter, Sanadei Manjhi, and
called me," he said. "We filmed him carrying the dead body and asked
him what happened.
A car was eventually organized for Manjhi.
CNN
6 Comments
What a country?
ReplyDeleteIt's sad!
ReplyDeleteWhat a pity!
ReplyDeleteEverybody is so hurting, no one is ready to help the next person.
ReplyDeleteReally touching
ReplyDeleteTake heart.
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