📷 Image: Wikimedia Commons / Metrobús / Gobierno de la Ciudad de México
Local
Udaipur Husband Struggles to Afford Wife’s Funeral; Body Held in Morgue for 7 Days
✍️ Amar Ujala · Rajasthan
🗓 25 Sep 2026, 08:00 PM
👁 13
After his wife's death, a low‑income man in Udaipur could not pay for the funeral, leaving her body in the MB Hospital morgue for a week until police and a charitable group intervened.
Udaipur, Rajasthan – A husband from a financially distressed background was unable to arrange his wife's burial immediately after she passed away. Lacking the cash for funeral expenses, he left the deceased in the mortuary of MB Hospital, where the body remained for seven days.
Local authorities became aware of the situation when the family failed to collect the body. Police officials, together with a non‑governmental organization that assists low‑income families, stepped in to cover the outstanding costs and facilitate the final rites.
The intervention allowed the family to perform the last rites according to Hindu customs, ending a week of uncertainty for the bereaved husband. The case highlights the broader issue of poverty‑driven barriers to basic funeral services in parts of Rajasthan.
Social workers said the incident underscores the need for more accessible financial aid for funeral expenses, especially for families living below the poverty line.
The police and the assisting organization have not disclosed the exact amount of aid provided, citing privacy concerns for the family.
Local authorities became aware of the situation when the family failed to collect the body. Police officials, together with a non‑governmental organization that assists low‑income families, stepped in to cover the outstanding costs and facilitate the final rites.
The intervention allowed the family to perform the last rites according to Hindu customs, ending a week of uncertainty for the bereaved husband. The case highlights the broader issue of poverty‑driven barriers to basic funeral services in parts of Rajasthan.
Social workers said the incident underscores the need for more accessible financial aid for funeral expenses, especially for families living below the poverty line.
The police and the assisting organization have not disclosed the exact amount of aid provided, citing privacy concerns for the family.