Hyderabad : Venkatesh, 55, who had comorbidities and suffered from epilepsy, passed away on Thursday in Ambedkar Colony in Sainikpuri after testing positive four days ago. Venkatesh was a supervisor at a construction site. But in a double tragedy, his wife Dhana Lakshmi (50), unable to cope with the loss, jumped to her death from the third floor of their apartment at around 4 pm the same day.
There was no certain help from the GHMC Officals and the Police also not taken any initiative of the body’s. No one came to take the body. Everyone including the cops and GHMC officials were scared to touch the victim,” said Sridhar Babu who lives opposite the victim’s flat.
GHMC has just come to disinfect the body but did not think of shifting the body. After the incident occurred at 4pm around 10 pm the wife’s body was shifted. And Venkatesh’s body was taken in Gandhi Hospital Ambulance next day at 11.20 am after 20hours of the death.
Sai Teja, who is part of the Feed the Needy’s last ride services for Covid-19 victims, said he had been approached to transport the victims. There was no proper protocol followed for the body.Usually, only hospitals keep Covid victims overnight. That too in isolation in a body bag. There is no protocol when it comes to patients at home,” he said.
Refusing any delay, Neredment SI Raghvendra Reddy said the wife’s body was removed after ascertaining she was Covid negative and waiting for her relatives. “The locals were too scared to even sign a panchanamma or provide a sheet to cover the victim,” he added.
On condition of Concealment ,Other Police Officals blamed the GHMC for delay in responding on what protocol to be followed which resulted in confusion.GHMC deputy commissioner for the area did not respond to calls or messages.“We will look into the case, but we were prompt in the case and there was no delay as claimed,” said another official.
By Journalist Natalia Moses
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