Bodies of 2 accident victims swapped, kin find out just before cremation
A senior health department official at Palwal hospital said an investigation has been initiated.
The "mix up" was first noticed by the family of Abhinav on Tuesday morning after they removed the shroud -- just before the 'Ganga jal' ritual and cremation.
Abhinav's father, Jitendra Agarwal, said the tags must have been exchanged on the wrapped bodies when they received it from govt mortuary. "The staff there insisted not to check the bodies, as they were in bad shape (after the accident).
We would've cremated the wrong person had we not uncovered the face for 'antim darshan (last glimpse)'. Additional trauma amid the grief would've been immense for the two families," he said.
Amit's father, Amarnath Agarwal, confirmed they discovered the error when alerted by Abhinav's family -- also minutes before the last rites. Both families thereafter called off the funeral rituals and transported the respective bodies via ambulances.
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Vivek Bajpaee, a relative, said Amit and Abhinav were friends and ran shops selling 'puja' material in Meerut. "They were on their way to Mathura to purchase goods when the accident happened," added Bajpayee.
They were travelling from Meerut to Mathura when their vehicle collided with a trailer truck on the Kundli-Ghaziabad-Palwal Expressway on Monday. The collision impact left the vehicle completely damaged and the bodies were taken to the nearest hospital in Palwal.
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