The Bad PlaceTimes of India | Bihar Sadar Hospital Staffer Admits Taking Bribe for Postmortem Amidst Funding Crisis
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In Chatra’s Sadar Hospital, staffer Sukhdev Ram confessed to accepting ₹2,500 to perform post‑mortem examinations on a 28‑year‑old woman and her two daughters who drowned on April 19. Ram said the hospital provides no budget for the mortuary, forcing him to spend ₹1,800 of the amount on the examinations and to purchase his own PPE kits, blades, containers and other supplies, while a routine post‑mortem costs up to ₹600 plus labour charges. He also claimed he was hired through an outsourcing agency for a ₹9,000 monthly honorarium but has not been paid for four months. A probe team led by Sub‑Divisional Officer Jahur Alam, comprising the civil surgeon, deputy medical superintendent and the hospital manager, investigated the allegations and recommended that a dedicated post‑mortem budget and equipment kits be allocated. Meanwhile, the hospital has hired a nurse to carry out post‑mortems.
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