UP guy carries spouse to health center on cart, Deputy CM orders probe

Via PTI

BALLIA: After a video of a person sporting his spouse on a cart to a health center in Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia went viral on social media, Deputy Leader Minister Brajesh Pathak ordered a probe into the subject, officers mentioned on Tuesday.

The incident happened in Andaur village of the district, they mentioned. Within the video, Sakul Prajapati, a resident of the village in Chilkhar block was once observed sporting his unwell spouse Jogni (55) to the health center on a cart.

Leader Scientific Officer Neeraj Pandey mentioned the deputy leader minister has ordered the director basic of clinical and well being to probe the subject.

On March 28, Prajapati took his spouse to a well being centre — 3 kilometres clear of his house– at the cart as he was once not able to discover a experience. The medical doctors there gave some medications and referred his spouse to the district health center, he mentioned.

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

His spouse died all over remedy within the health center, consistent with police. Prajapati claimed the loss of life happened at round 11 pm and the health center refused to offer an ambulance to take the frame house, announcing the carrier was once no longer to be had at night time. He then employed a non-public ambulance for Rs 1,100.