‘Vrikshit Foundation’ in Delhi found a male skeleton from a garbage heap during a cleaning campaign. Volunteers immediately informed the police. The forensic team is investigating whether it is a real skeleton or a medical specimen.
New Delhi: During a cleanliness drive in Delhi, volunteers of ‘Vrikshit Foundation’ found a male skeleton under a garbage heap. Everyone was surprised to see this. He immediately stopped the cleaning work and informed the police. The forensic team also reached the spot and collected the skeletal remains for investigation. At present it is not clear whether this skeleton is of a human being or a medical specimen used for studies, which has been thrown away wrongly.
skeleton in the trash
The news of a male skeleton being found under a heap of garbage during cleaning quickly went viral on social media. The incident occurred during a clean-up drive run by Vrikshith Foundation. It can be seen in the video that when volunteers wearing safety gloves and masks were removing a big pile of garbage, they saw something like human bones underneath. On seeing this suspicious thing, the team immediately stopped the work and informed the local authorities.
Is it medical waste?
Police and forensic team reached the spot and investigated closely. However, it has not yet been confirmed whether it is a real human skeleton or medical waste. Let us tell you that improper disposal of biomedical waste is a serious problem in India. Although it is necessary for hospitals and laboratories to follow strict rules while throwing garbage, but this is often not the case.
When Vrikshith Foundation shared the video of this incident on social media, it went viral. Many people expressed hope in the comments that it was just medical waste. At the same time, some people, citing the crime rate of Delhi, expressed apprehension that this could also be a case related to some crime, in which an attempt was made to hide the dead body.