Woman’s body dumped for two days without being cremated for not giving 10 kilograms of mutton

New Delhi: The country still seems to be far behind. After the death of an elderly woman in Odisha, her body was dumped for two days without being cremated. But why did this happen? In fact, after the woman’s death, the villagers told the family of the deceased that fish and meat should be fed at the feast. The villagers did not come to cremate the bodies as the poor family said they could not afford 10 kilograms of mutton. The shameful incident took place in Mayurbhanj area of Odisha. Sombari Singh, 70, died in Telabila village on Saturday.

According to the rituals of the village, there is a tradition of feeding the people of the village in case of marriage or death in a family. In such a situation, when the eldest son of the deceased woman was demanded to be given 10 kilograms of mutton to perform the rituals, he was unable to organise a feast due to financial constraints. The old woman’s body was then lying vacant for two days. The villagers did not perform the last rites of the body. Later when the family is at a feast