In yet another embarrassment to the State Government, a poor tribal man of Malkangiri district was spotted walking six kilometres carrying his dead minor daughter on his arms as the 108 ambulance left them midway.
The incidence happened when the Dana Majhi case is still sending shocking waves globally.
One Mukunda Khemudu of Puspali village under Khairput block in Malkangiri district on Wednesday took his six-year-old daughter Barsha, to the Kudumuluguma Community Health Centre (CHC). As her condition deteriorated, Mukunda on the advice of doctors shifted her to the Mathili CHC on Thursday. The Mathili CHC doctors referred her to the Malkangiri District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) on the very Thursday night. However, the girl died when being carried to the DHH on Friday morning.
The ambulance staffs forced Mukunda to step down with his daughter’s body at Naikguda village between Mathili and Pandiripani. And the hapless father had to walk down 6 km with the body on his arms when some villagers of Naikguda spotted him and immediately informed the Mathili BDO.
After three hours, another ambulance dropped them at their Pushpali village.
Mukunda, however, took the girl to the Pandiripani CHC for a checkup where the doctor declared her dead.
Meanwhile, Malkangiri district Collector K Sudarshan Chakraborty ordered for criminal proceedings against the concerned 108 ambulance driver, and an FIR has been filed at the Mathili police station.
The Collector also ordered the CDMO to inquire the incident and submit a report soon.