Probe ordered after viral video shows UP man carrying wife to hospital on hand cart

Taking cognizance of the video, Pathak, who is also the Health Minister, tweeted, “In a viral video from UP’s Ballia, an old person was seen taking a patient to a hospital in a cart. After getting information and taking cognizance of the viral video, the Health Director General was handed over the probe and asked to take strict action against the people responsible.”

बलिया,उत्तर प्रदेश के वायरल वीडियो में एक बुजुर्ग व्यक्ति मरीज को ठेले पर अस्पताल ले जाते दिखाई दे रहा है।जानकारी प्राप्त होने पर वायरल वीडियो का संज्ञान लेते हुए स्वास्थ्य महानिदेशक को जांच कर दोषियों के विरुद्ध कार्यवाही करने के निर्देश दिए।जिसकी खबर प्रमुख समाचार पत्रों में.. pic.twitter.com/nOjIuIytTn

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Ballia Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Neeraj Pandey said that in the viral video, Sakul Prajapati (58), a resident of Andaur village in Chilkhar block, is seen carrying his ailing wife Jogni (55) to the hospital on a cart. The incident took place on March 28.

The woman had diabetes and complained of pain in her legs in the morning on March 28 following which, the man took her to a nearby community health centre on a hand cart covering a distance of three-four kilometre. He said he didn’t call an ambulance as he thought it only comes in cases of emergencies. “From the health centre, he took her to the district hospital after she was referred by the doctors. For this, he hired an autorickshaw,” said Pandey.

“On the same night, the woman died during treatment, and as per the man, he had to hire a private van to take her body back to the village. He said he had asked some persons at the hospital if he could get an ambulance or a vehicle to carry the body back but he got no help. We are finding out if he spoke to an official or a private person at the hospital. He is also not sure whom he spoke to,” added Pandey.