Handling of people who died of Coronavirus infection and denying the dignified burial for them had erupted massive resentment across the nation and grabbed huge attention on how the deceased was given the last respect. Recently, Tamil Nadu has witnessed the case of Dr. Simon Hercules, who died of COVID-19, on how he got an awful last journey to the burial grounds. 

In line with that, Puducherry has now caught up with the controversy and outrage over the burial of the COVID-19 victim as the video that circulated on the social media had shown how the government workers threw the corpse of the victim into the grave. The video that lasts for less than 30 seconds shows four men with the personal protective gear hop out of the ambulance and dumped the body into the pit hurriedly.

A lifeless body of a COVID19 positive man being insensitively thrown into the grave in Puducherry. Dignity denied in death. Collector orders probe. Showcase notice issued. An official shows thumbs up as a worker tells him "body has been thrown". @ndtv pic.twitter.com/G2pzkNPwq2

— J Sam Daniel Stalin (@jsamdaniel) June 6, 2020

After dumping the body, one of the workers was heard informing the official that they had thrown the body for which the official gives thumbs up. In the video, the workers were seen that they had taken a break from the COVID-19 protocols on handling the body of the deceased.

According to the protocols, the body of the victim must be wrapped up in a bag before the disposal. However, the workers carried the body that was covered with a white cloth.

The video went viral that has let the local administration launch an investigation into the matter as the hurried disposal had criticized as an undignified burial. According to the reports, the deceased belong to Chennai and he visited Puducherry, where he was tested positive for COVID-19 and later succumbed to the infection on June 5.

After his demise, the health department has handed over the body to the officials of the revenue department for burial and the workers have thrown the body into the grave. Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry Kiran Bedi has said that the workers who involved in this incident have been issued with the show-cause notices. 

On Sunday, Pondicherry collector Arun has issued a notice to the commissioner of the Panchayat where the burial ground is located and to the Superintendent of the Puducherry government hospital about the incident.