A deeply distressing incident highlighting the absolute lack of basic empathy in public healthcare has come to light from the Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh. Due to the extreme apathy of the medical staff at the district hospital, a helpless son was forced to carry his deceased mother's body in his arms across the hospital premises while searching for a transport vehicle. Despite repeated pleas, the hospital administration failed to provide even a basic stretcher for the deceased. Ultimately, the grieving family had no choice but to transport the body back home in a commercial e-rickshaw.
The Tragic Highway Accident
The chain of events began with a severe road accident on the Agra-Aligarh National Highway. Mahendra, a resident of Nand Nagariya under the Kotwali Sadar jurisdiction, was returning home on his motorcycle with his 80-year-old mother, Kanak Pyari, who was the wife of Mohan Lal. The duo had gone to fetch medicines on Saturday evening. At around 8:00 PM, near the Chandpa police station area, an unidentified speeding vehicle rammed into their motorcycle. The impact left both mother and son critically injured. Emergency services shifted them to the district hospital on Saturday night, where they were immediately admitted for emergency treatment.
Death During Treatment and Subsequent Negligence
Despite being admitted and undergoing treatment overnight, the elderly woman's condition deteriorated. On Sunday afternoon, Kanak Pyari succumbed to her injuries at the hospital. Following her demise, the family members formally declined to undergo a post-mortem examination. It was after her death that the family's ordeal with the hospital's administrative apathy began.
No Stretcher Provided, Family Forced to Use E-Rickshaw
While trying to arrange a hearse or an ambulance to transport the body back to their village, Mahendra desperately requested the hospital staff for a stretcher to move his mother's body. However, none of the healthcare workers on duty extended any assistance or provided a stretcher. Left with no other option, the grieving son carried his mother's body in his arms and waited in the hospital compound. Seeing no support coming from the administration, the family eventually arranged a local e-rickshaw, loaded the body onto it, and departed for their residence. This shocking display of insensitivity has raised serious questions about the state of public healthcare management in the region.
