MULTAN, Oct 19 (FD): The authorities have started the burial of the unclaimed bodies found at the Nishtar Hospital in Multan after an inquiry committee recommended doing so.
Another 20 bodies were buried on Tuesday.
According to reports, the police, with the help of the Edhi Foundation, buried the bodies in a graveyard adjacent to the hospital.
Over 20 bodies were handed over to the police after DNA tests, police sources said. The bodies were laid to rest after DNA samples had been taken.
A few days earlier, five bodies and human remains were buried.
Hundreds of unclaimed bodies were discovered on the rooftop of the Multan hospital recently. The inquiry committee recommended burying them.
The desecration of bodies at the Nishtar Hospital came to light last week. Some videos circulated on social media, showing bodies lying on the rooftop of the hospital. Later, hundreds of abandoned bodies were discovered in the hospital’s mortuary and its rooftop.
Sources said that dozens of bodies are decomposing in the room built on the roof of the Nishtar Hospital.
On October 14, the issue was brought to the notice of the Punjab government, which decided to probe the incident.
Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi formed a six-member committee to investigate the incident after the videos and pictures were shared on the internet.
