Father brought 5-month-old baby in body bag: Ambulance asked for 8 thousand, did not have money so went by bus; west bengal incident

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This video is of the child’s father Asim, on reaching Vivekananda Chauraha in Kaliyangaj, he got an ambulance with the help of people, after which he reached home with the body.

North Dinajpur district of West Bengal. 22 days ago, a video of policemen dragging the dead body of a Dalit girl on the road came to the fore. This place is once again in discussion.

In fact, a 5-month-old child died during treatment at Raiganj Government Hospital here. Father Aseem Dev Sharma had to take the child’s body to his village Dangipara, 90 km away. There was no money in the pocket.

Still went to the ambulance guy and asked the fare. Got the answer – it will take 8 thousand. Aseem said – it will not be less. The driver refused. Aseem kept the child’s dead body in a bag and reached Kaliaganj, 25 km away, by catching a bus. The village was 65 kilometers away from here. How to reach Aseem village, read your experience…

I had twin boys. Suddenly their health deteriorated on Thursday. Due to this, he was immediately admitted to Kaliaganj State General Hospital. Doctors said that his condition is serious, so they are referring him to Raiganj Medical College Hospital. Then the children were referred to Raiganj from there.

Here also his condition did not improve. My wife returned home with a child. Our second child was undergoing treatment as his condition worsened. My child’s health started deteriorating further on Saturday night and he died.

When I went to the ambulance person to take the child home, he asked me for Rs 8,000. I didn’t have that much money. I had already paid Rs 16,000 for the treatment of the child. I was not in a position to pay him that much money for an ambulance. I also asked him to reduce the money but he did not agree.

I decided that I would carry the child in the bag. I put the baby in the bag and got on the bus from the hospital to go home. On reaching Vivekananda Square in Kaliaganj, I sought help from some people. He arranged an ambulance for me. After this, I reached my village Dangipara, 65 km away from Vivekananda Chauraha, carrying the child’s body.

Pictures after bringing the child to the village…

BJP State President Sukanta Majumdar has shared three pictures.  The body of the child was brought in the black bag seen in this picture.

BJP State President Sukanta Majumdar has shared three pictures. The body of the child was brought in the black bag seen in this picture.

The people of the village reached the crematorium with Aseem to bury the dead body.  The people around dug a pit and buried the 5-month-old child.

The people of the village reached the crematorium with Aseem to bury the dead body. The people around dug a pit and buried the 5-month-old child.

A crowd of people gathered after Asim's child was brought to the village.  Media people were also seen capturing information about the incident from Asim's family and neighbors on camera.

A crowd of people gathered after Asim’s child was brought to the village. Media people were also seen capturing information about the incident from Asim’s family and neighbors on camera.

BJP said – this is the condition of all the districts of the state
BJP leaders targeted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the incident. BJP MLA and Leader of Opposition in Bengal Shubhendu Adhikari said – This is the condition of the health system of West Bengal under the Trinamool Congress government. It can be understood from the case of Aseem Debsharma that what the State Government’s Swasthya Saathi Yojana has achieved.

At the same time, BJP State President Sukanta Majumdar said that a common citizen has to bring the dead body of his child in a bag. They don’t get an ambulance. This is the condition of health facilities in West Bengal. It is sad, but this is the reality of all the districts of Bengal.

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