The bodies of two young children kept rotting for hours in a primary health center in Surguja district of Chhattisgarh, allegedly because a doctor demanded Rs 10,000 for each post -mortem.The autopsy was conducted only when the smell received the media and the public attention.Block Medical Officer Raghavendra Choubey was suspended, and the accused doctor, Aman Jiswal – was posted on PHC – was connected to the Directorate of Health in Raipur, CMHO Dr. PS Marco said on Tuesday. The Sunguja Collector recommended action against Jaiswal and ordered a compensation of Rs 4 lakh for children’s families, Dr. Marco said. The victims – Jugnu Giri (5) and their cousin, Suraj Giri (4) – On Sunday, Silsila, about 360 km from Raipur, drowned in a water -filled pit in the village.“Every other was important. So we took the children to Raghunathpur PHC on a motorcycle,” Shiva said.The doctor declared the children dead and asked for post -mortem. On Monday, the family reached the hospital at around 7 am. But the doctor arrived at around 9.30 pm. “… the bodies began to sniff. When I asked the doctor, he told me that he would have freed the post -mortem from the cost on Sunday, but now it would be the cost of ’10, 000 rupees each ‘.An investigation is going on, and further action will follow the investigation report, Dr. Marco said.
