In another episode of this that happens only in India, a 40-year-old man named Omkar Lal Gadulia returned home a week after his funeral.

This happened after a decomposed body was identified as his body and the family performed a funeral. 

Omkar Lal, who is a liquor addict, had gone to Udaipur without informing his family on May 11.  He was then admitted to a hospital due to some liver-related issue.  

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Omkar Lal’s family was living with his brother after the lockdown due to Covid-19. On the same day, Goverdhan Prajapat another man was taken to the RK Hospital by an ambulance service and Prajapat died during treatment. 

Kankroli police station SHO Yogendra Vyas told PTI, “We had got a letter from the hospital authorities that a body was lying unclaimed at the mortuary for three days. We then circulated photographs of the deceased man on various fronts to identify the body.” 

Many people had come to the hospital on May 15 to identify the body. Police were informed about it and the family members gave in writing to hand over the body to them without conducting any post mortem.

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However, the family members wrongly identified the body due to a similar scar on Gadulia’s right hand and appearance.

The police handed over the body without post mortem and DNA test as the family identified the body. 

Yogendra Vyas also said, “The body was identified by the family members. DNA testing and post-mortem by a medical board are conducted when the body is unidentified following which the body is usually handed over to the municipality for cremation.”

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The hospital also admitted that this was a goof up on part of the mortuary and nursing staff and also said that they’ll take strict action against this. 

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