A man was allegedly forced the dead boy of his four-month-old son from a hospital Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district.
Published: December 20, 2025 9:26 PM IST
Jharkhand news: In a heartbreaking incident, a man was allegedly forced the dead boy of his four-month-old son from a hospital Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district due to the alleged unavailability of an ambulance at the facility.
What did authorities say?
According to officials, district authorities have ordered a probe into the matter, with Deputy Commissioner Chandan Kumar stating that the man took the toddler’s body without asking for an ambulance. “We are investigating the incident. As per the information available till now, the man took the body without asking anyone in the hospital for an ambulance,” Kumar told news agency PTI.
Kumar said the district administration has taken cognisance of the incident and an enquiry has been ordered to investigate the matter.
Man carries infant son’s body in a bag
The incident reportedly took place on Friday, when the four-month-old son of Dimba Chatomba, a resident of Baljodi village under Noamundi block of West Winghbhum district, died during treatment at the Sadar Hospital in Chaibasa town.
As per local media reports, Chatomba had taken his son to a health camp organised in Noamundi where health workers had arranged an ambulance and sent them to Community health centre (CHC) in Jagannathpur, considering the serious health condition of his son.
Doctors at the CHC referred the infant to Sadar Hospital in Chaibasa, where the child passed away on Friday afternoon, following which Chatomba reportedly purchased a bag and stuffed the body of his infant son before he left for his native village on a bus.
Reacting to the incident, former Jharkhand Chief Minister and Seraikela MLA Champai Soren described it as “unfortunate” and “inhuman”. “What can be more inhuman and regrettable even 25 years after the creation of Jharkhand”?, Soren wrote in a social media post on Saturday.
(With inputs from agencies)
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