Police surgeon inspects post mortem centres

One social worker, Ayesha Sheikh, had brought this to the notice of the mayor, who in turn directed her to take up the matter with the police surgeon, Dr G V Uppe, who is in charge of the eight post mortem centres in the city. The two paid a visit to the Cooper Post Mortem Centre yesterday, with the police surgeon inspecting arrangements for the dead bodies that are brought for autopsy examination.

According to Dr Uppe, steps will be taken to ensure that all complaints are taken care of. He said a body is brought to the morgue in an uncovered state because police keep the clothes for the purpose of investigation. Further, it is not possible to cover the bodies while they are kept in the cabinets within the deep freezer, because this would interfere with the cooling effect and could lead to early decomposition of the bodies.

However, the morgue staff will take steps to cover the body while it is being handed over, so that the relatives’ do not have to see the body in an uncovered state. This will be done at all post mortem centres in the city.