Amritsar, April 7, 2020: The last rites of Jaswinder Singh (65), retired superintending Engineer (SE), Municipal Corporation, Amritsar, a COVID-19 patient who died yesterday, were performed by the district administration when his family and relatives refused to claim his body from hospital.
Fortis Hospital authorities called Jaswinder’s family to take away his body but they didn’t respond.
Thereafter, officials of district administration approached the family to take away the body, but they didn’t come forward.
Finally, officials of district administration, Municipal Corporation and health department personnel performed the last rites.