The Economic Times

Jharkhand father carries baby's body in cardboard box for 12 kms after ambulance refused

A disturbing incident of administrative apathy has surfaced in West Singhbhum, Jharkhand, where a 35-year-old daily wager, Ramkrishna Hembram, was forced to carry the body of his stillborn child in a cardboard box. After hospital staff at the Chakradharpur Sub-divisional Hospital allegedly denied his request for an ambulance on March 7, 2026, Hembram was seen in a viral video transporting the remains in a grocery bag via an e-rickshaw.