Probe into 14 bodies sent by Sirsa Dera to UP medical college begins

Sirsa, September 9 : The Health Department in Sirsa has begun inquiry into the donation of 14 dead bodies by Dera Sacha Sauda to a private medical college in Uttar Pradesh between January to August 2017. Sirsa civil surgeon Gobind Gupta and a team of doctors from the district are presently in multi-specialty hospital of the dera to conduct the probe.
Sources said the dead bodies were sent to the private medical college in complete violation of the laws in this regard as no documents like death certificate or cause of death accomplished the bodies raising suspicion that the deaths may not be natural.The inquiry has been initiated on the orders of Health Minister Anil Vij.Speaking to The Tribune, Vij confirmed that taking cognizance of the media reports in this regard he had asked the DG Health to conduct a probe.