Rayagada: Family members carried the body of a man on a cot for around four kilometres in order to reach a hospital for post-mortem. Such an incident occurred at Dudkabahal village under Tikiri police limits of Rayagada district.
Reportedly, the deceased identified as Babula Goud of the village had been missing since May 4. While family members had lodged a missing complaint at Tikiri Police Station, he was found dead in a nearby forest on Friday.
After a forensic team conducted a scientific examination, police said that the body has to be taken for post-mortem to Koraput. It has been alleged that the police did not make any arrangements for transportation of the body but asked the family to arrange for it.
Due to lack of money, the family carried the corpse on a cot to take it for post-mortem. They had covered a distance of around four kilometres when police intervened and said that they will take the corpse for post-mortem.
