‘Dead’ man returns home a week after his funeral
A surprising incident !!! a 40-year-old man, who was said to be dead, returned home a week after his family performed his funeral.
Isn’t bizarre! It all happened because a state-run hospital in Rajasthan’s Rajsamand declared the man named Goverdhan Prajapat, who was admitted at the hospital for treatment, unidentified. Later, Omkar Lal Gadulia’s relatives wrongly took possession of that body.
The family members wrongly identified the body to be that of Gadulia going by a similar scar on his right hand and appearance, and the police handed over the body without conducting any post-mortem and DNA test.
“The body was identified by the family members. DNA testing and post-mortem by a medical board is conducted when the body is unidentified following which the body is usually handed over to municipality for cremation,” Vyas said.
The body was taken away and the final rites were performed on May 15 itself. However, Gadulia returned home on May 23 and was shocked to learn that he was believed dead. Later, the police launched an investigation and identified the body which Gadulia’s family had cremated as that of Goverdhan Prajapat.
“Police were nowhere at fault in this case. The body was declared unidentified by the hospital authorities,” Vyas said.
Meanwhile, the hospital authorities admitted that the whole incident was a goof-up on part of the nursing and mortuary staff.
“There was a huge patient load. The patient was admitted to the hospital through 108 ambulance service. The incident took place due to lack of coordination between the nursing and mortuary staff. Appropriate action will be taken in the matter,” Principal Medical Officer of RK Hospital, Lalit Purohit said.
Prajapat is survived by three children, who had been sent to welfare home after his health deteriorated. His wife had left him due to his health issues, police said.