Unclaimed bodies have been piling up at the four state-run post-mortem centres in the city since January even though the rulebook states that the respective police stations have to dispose of the bodies within 15 days. The accumulation of corpses at these centres poses health risks to the staff and the efficiency of the equipment there.

Shockingly, 129 unclaimed dead bodies await disposal at post-mortem centres in JJ, Cooper, Rajawadi and Bhagwati hospitals since January this year. Maybe, the police have to look at a small though focussed department that can handle this issue and see that the disposal of the bodies is expedited.