Man declared dead wakes up before cremation, 3 doctors suspended

JAIPUR, Nov 23: A man declared dead by doctors woke up just as he was placed on the pyre much to the shock of those around but breathed his last a few hours later, the dramatic life and death story unfolding in Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu area over Thursday and Friday.

Rohitash Kumar, a deaf-mute man who didn’t have any family and lived in a shelter home, died on the way from Jhunjhunu’s BDK Hospital to Jaipur, about 180 km away, on Friday, officials said.

Three doctors, including principal medical officer Sandeep Pachar, were suspended by Jhunjhunu District Collector Ramavtar Meena for their alleged medical negligence. A committee has been formed to investigate the matter.