A person aged over 70 was seen carrying his spouse’s physique on his shoulders to the Jalpaiguri Super Speciality Hospital on Thursday, after he and his son couldn’t avail ambulance providers. The father-son duo claimed that the ambulance charged them Rs 3,000 from their residence in Kranti, which is 50 km from the hospital.

The man, Joy Krishna Dewan, and his son, Ram Prasad Dewan, carried Lakhi Dewan on their shoulders all the way in which from their dwelling to the hospital. They mentioned they have been poor and informed the ambulance service that they might solely give you the chance to pay Rs 1,200 however the drivers refused to assist them.

Ram Prasad mentioned his mom Lakhi handed away late on Wednesday and he requested an ambulance to carry his mom to the hospital early morning subsequent day, but it surely was charging them Rs 3,000. “We stay in Kranti, which is 50 km from Jalpaiguri. They asked for Rs 3,000; I told them that I will be able to pay only Rs 1,200 but the drivers did not agree. We are poor, what can we do?” he mentioned.

Even as he and his father have been carrying his mom’s physique, Ram Prasad mentioned passersby began recording their video however nobody got here ahead to assist him. The video went viral, and an NGO lastly got here to the rescue.

“We have a patient help system; I think he did not know about it. The ambulance asking for money is an insensitive act. We have alerted everyone about our free ambulance service. They (father and son) were probably unaware of this,” mentioned medical superintendent-cum-vice principal Kalyan Kha of Jalpaiguri Super Speciality Hospital.

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