Young woman from Delhi performs last rites of unclaimed bodies, personal tragedy motivates her
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Young woman from Delhi performs last rites of unclaimed bodies, personal tragedy motivates her

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Transforming grief into a mission, a 26-year-old woman in Delhi has been performing the last rites of unclaimed bodies for nearly two years now, right after losing her brother to a tragic death. Pooja Sharma, a resident of the Shahdara locality has performed the last rites of several bodies that remained unclaimed in hospitals for long and possibly had no family connections to give them a dignified funeral. "In the last two years, I have performed the last rites of around 4,000 bodies with no known family or connections," Sharma claimed. "I used to contact the police and government hospitals to seek information about bodies whose families or whereabouts remained unknown initially."

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Delhi Resident Wants His Body To Be Handed Over To Third Party After Death, Moves High Court To Bar Family From Performing Last Rites
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Delhi Resident Wants His Body To Be Handed Over To Third Party After Death, Moves High Court To Bar Family From Performing Last Rites

Live Law  

A 56 year old man, suffering from a cardiac problem, has approached the Delhi High Court praying that his family be prevented from performing the last rites after his death. The plea filed by Kunj Bihari Bansal challenges Clause 7.1 of the Standard Operating Procedure for mortuary framed by the Delhi Government which states that the dead body can only …

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