Unidentified bodies pile up at Kozhikode MCH; rights panel takes suo motu case against corporation
Commission chairperson K Baiju Nath has sought an explanation from the corporation Secretary, reminding that it is the responsibility of local bodies to ensure the timely burial of unclaimed remains.
Commission chairperson K Baiju Nath has sought an explanation from the corporation Secretary, reminding that it is the responsibility of local bodies to ensure the timely burial of unclaimed remains.
Commission chairperson K Baiju Nath has sought an explanation from the corporation Secretary, reminding that it is the responsibility of local bodies to ensure the timely burial of unclaimed remains.
Kozhikode: The State Human Rights Commission has registered a suo motu case against the Kozhikode corporation for failing to bury unclaimed bodies kept in the Government Medical College Hospital mortuary, where the only functioning freezer unit is nearing full capacity.
Commission chairperson K Baiju Nath has sought an explanation from the corporation Secretary, reminding that it is the responsibility of local bodies to ensure the timely burial of unclaimed remains.
The freezer, with a capacity of 18, currently holds 16 bodies. The second unit remains out of order, and several bodies have already exceeded the permissible storage period. The Commission observed that if new bodies arrive, some of the existing ones must be removed to make space.
Most of these cases were reported in August and September from six police stations in Kozhikode district, as well as from Manjeri and Malappuram stations. Police already sent three reminders to the corporation regarding the situation, said the commission.
The panel also directed the corporation Secretary to submit a report within a week. The matter will be reviewed in the next sitting on October 28.