Body goes missing from Goa morgue, probe ordered
Saturday - September 29, 2018 5:38 pm ,
Category : HEALTH
Panaji Sep 29 (IANS) The Goa Health Ministry has ordered a probe after the body of a 24-year-old youth went missing on Saturday from the mortuary of the Goa Medical College (GMC) officials said.
The GMC is the state s biggest government medical facility.
"The ministry has decided to suspend the head of the anatomy division of the GMC and a probe has been ordered " a Goa Health Ministry spokesperson said.
Earlier on Saturday the family of the deceased -- Yanush Gonsalves 24 who hailed from the village of Aldona in North Goa -- were in for a shock when they were informed that morgue officials could not trace the body.
Health Minister Vishwajit Rane is expected to address the media on the issue later on Saturday evening.
--IANS maya/pgh/bg
The GMC is the state s biggest government medical facility.
"The ministry has decided to suspend the head of the anatomy division of the GMC and a probe has been ordered " a Goa Health Ministry spokesperson said.
Earlier on Saturday the family of the deceased -- Yanush Gonsalves 24 who hailed from the village of Aldona in North Goa -- were in for a shock when they were informed that morgue officials could not trace the body.
Health Minister Vishwajit Rane is expected to address the media on the issue later on Saturday evening.
--IANS maya/pgh/bg
