Mistaken for Covid death, 28-year-old is cremated in Faridabad

Police suspect the body was cremated after officials of the health department mistook it for that of a coronavirus patient. Relatives of the deceased have submitted a complaint against the PMO of the hospital and health workers, and an FIR has been lodged.

“It is suspected that the body was mistaken for that of a coronavirus patient and handed over to the Municipal Corporation of Faridabad for cremation. We are conducting further investigations to confirm this,” said Inspector Arvind Kumar, SHO of the SGM Nagar police station.

“The murder case has been handed to the Crime Branch at the request of the family. The case lodged regarding the confusion over the body has also been transferred to the crime branch, which is probing the matter from every angle. Strict action will be taken against those responsible,” said the PRO.

Sonu’s relatives, meanwhile, expressed anguish over the fact that they did not get to do his last rites as per their customs.

“We were already so shaken by his death, and now we do not even get to bury him. His postmortem also was not done. How can something like this happen?” said a relative.

Khan had sustained injuries during a fight between two groups in Faridabad on Friday evening, said officials. An FIR has been lodged against several people regarding the matter.