Kanpur postmortem house body exchange: In a major mishap at the Kanpur postmortem house was narrowly averted when the body of a Muslim woman was mistakenly handed over to a Hindu family, while a Hindu womans body was given to a Muslim family. The confusion was discovered just in time, preventing a significant cultural and religious error during the last rites.Body seemed heavier then expectedThe incident took place at the postmortem house located in the Swaroop Nagar police station area of Kanpur. On Saturday, a Muslim womans body was mistakenly handed over to a Hindu family, who took it for cremation. However, along the way, the family noticed something unusual. The body seemed heavier than expected, sparking their suspicion. Upon uncovering the face, they were shocked to realize that it wasnt their relative.The family immediately returned to the postmortem house, where they raised the issue. Instead of addressing the problem, the postmortem house employees allegedly began to harass the family, escalating tensions. It wasnt until the intervention of senior officials that the situation was calmed.Grave mistake prevented wrongful last rites of the deaceasedThe Hindu family reported that if they hadnt noticed the mix-up, they would have unknowingly cremated a Muslim woman, and their relatives body would have been buried by the Muslim family. They were thankful that after traveling just 1 kilometer from the postmortem house, they had doubts, which prompted them to uncover the body and prevent the grave mistake.Suspicion sparked by unusual detailsAccording to Anitas husband, Manoj, the confusion arose when employees announced that the postmortem of Anitas body had been completed and the family was called to collect the body. Trusting the employees, Manoj and his family took the body for the last rites. However, the bodys unusual heaviness raised doubts, and upon checking, they realized it wasnt Anita. Manoj claims that upon returning to the postmortem house, employees were uncooperative and quarrelsome. Fortunately, the Muslim family had not yet taken the body of Anita.Tragic incident leads to the mix-upManoj explained that his wife, Anita, had passed away after suffering injuries from a fall at their home in Ghazipur, Fatehpur, on Thursday. Her body was sent for a postmortem. At the same time, Resham, a resident of Rasulabad in Kanpur Dehat, had also passed away, and her body was also sent to the postmortem house. Due to negligence, the bodies were swapped.Police investigation underwayWhen Manoj filed a complaint with the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Kanpur, Dr. Alok Ranjan, the mix-up was quickly resolved. Dr. Ranjan has confirmed that an investigation into the matter is currently underway to ensure such incidents do not occur again.
