Overview

• A widely shared video shows staff at Government Medical College and Hospital in Bettiah dragging an unidentified body into the post-mortem room despite a stretcher being available
• District Magistrate Dharmendra Kumar directed the mortuary assistant’s suspension and has asked the Superintendent of Police to take appropriate action against an involved officer
• A three-member committee has been formed to recommend procedural and infrastructural measures to prevent such incidents and must submit its findings within 72 hours
• The GMCH administration has not issued a public statement addressing the video or the concerns raised about hospital care standards
• Investigations and verification efforts are ongoing, with at least one media outlet reporting it could not independently confirm the authenticity of the footage