In India, a video of a Indian couple asking for money to remove their son’s body from a hospital has sparked outrage.

A video filmed in the northern city of Samastipur in Bihar shows an elderly man and woman walking from door to door for help. The couple said they had to beg after hospital staff demanded a large bribe to retrieve their dead son’s body.

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समस्तीपुर- जवान बेटे का पोस्टमार्टम के लिए माता पिता कर रहा है भिक्षाटन,पोस्टमार्टम कर्मी ने कहा 50 हज़ार लाओ और बेटे का शव ले जाओ।

यहां जीना भी मुश्किल और मरना भी मुश्किल।#बिहार pic.twitter.com/SZew1K1rwL

— Mukesh singh (@Mukesh_Journo) June 8, 2022

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The hospital said it would take action against staff. The couple’s pessimism reflects the plight of thousands of poor Indian families and Indian couple who have been persecuted in hospitals and often have to pay bribes to do their job. Mahesh Thakur and his wife told ANI that their son disappeared a few days ago.