I will implicate you in a murder case if you don't pay me: A woman died of burns in Ludhiana; instead of handing over the body, hospital employees demanded ₹5,000.

In Ludhiana's Civil Hospital, people come seeking treatment and hoping to save the lives of their loved ones. However, outside the emergency room, there is a practice of bargaining over dead bodies. A fourth-class employee here has been accused of extorting 5000 rupees from a poor and helpless husband in exchange for handing over his deceased wife's body after intimidating him. This incident exposes the corruption prevalent within the health department's system and government hospitals. The SMO received a complaint...