UP man carries spouse to hospital on cart, Deputy CM orders probe

By PTI

BALLIA: After a video of a person carrying his spouse on a cart to a hospital in Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia went viral on social media, Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak ordered a probe into the matter, officers mentioned on Tuesday.

The incident passed off in Andaur village of the district, they mentioned. In the video, Sakul Prajapati, a resident of the village in Chilkhar block was seen carrying his ailing spouse Jogni (55) to the hospital on a cart.

Chief Medical Officer Neeraj Pandey mentioned the deputy chief minister has ordered the director normal of medical and well being to probe the matter.

On March 28, Prajapati took his spouse to a well being centre — three kilometres away from his house– on the cart as he was unable to discover a experience. The medical doctors there gave some medicines and referred his spouse to the district hospital, he mentioned.

He left his spouse on the cart at Piyaria village and returned dwelling to take garments and cash after which took her to the hospital on a mini-truck, he mentioned.

His spouse died throughout remedy within the hospital, based on police. Prajapati claimed the loss of life passed off at round 11 pm and the hospital refused to offer an ambulance to take the physique dwelling, saying the service was not accessible at evening. He then employed a non-public ambulance for Rs 1,100.