Denied ambulance, UP man forced to carry son's body

"My son just had a pain in his legs. The doctors spared only a few minutes to see my child and said take him away, there is no life in the boy," a weeping Udayveer told reporters here.

He alleged that the doctors did not offer the services of a hearse or an ambulance, which are meant to be provided free of charge.

"No one told me that I was entitled to an ambulance to take my son's body back," the grieving father said.

Chief medical officer of Etawah, Dr Rajeev Yadav, said, "The boy was brought dead to the hospital on Monday afternoon. I am told the doctors were busy with a bus accident case and so they could not ask him (Udayveer) if he needed transport. There will be action... no doubt it is a blot on the reputation of this hospital and the fault is ours."

In August last year, the nation was shocked by the image of Odisha farmer Majhi walking with his wife's body on his shoulder for 10 kilometres. He was accompanied by his 12-year-old daughter, after being allegedly denied a hearse by the hospital authorities.