<div>Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today described as "distressing" the incident of a tribal man forced to walk 10 km with his wife's body on his shoulder as he was allegedly denied a hearse and said stringent action would be taken against the guilty.<br /><br />"It is very distressing, we have ordered an inquiry and stringent action will be taken against those who are responsible," he said on the sidelines of Odisha Investors' Meet 2016 here.<br /><br />Patnaik said the Odisha government has launched the 'Mahaparayana' scheme for free transportation of bodies from government hospitals to the residences of the deceased.<br /><br />On whether any action has been taken in connection with the incident, the Chief Minister said, "Let the inquiry produce its result."<br /><br />Dana Majhi's wife Amang Dei (42) died of tuberculosis on Tuesday night at the district headquarters hospital in Bhawanipatna of Odisha's Kalahandi district.<br /><br />Majhi had alleged that despite his efforts, he could not get any help from hospital authorities.<br />On Wednesday, he wrapped his wife's body in a cloth and started walking to his village Melghara, which is about 60 km from Bhawanipatna, along with his 12-year-old daughter till some local reporters spotted the duo.<br /><br />They called up the District Collector and arranged for an ambulance for transportation of the body, but by then the man had walked around 10 km.</div>
<div>Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today described as "distressing" the incident of a tribal man forced to walk 10 km with his wife's body on his shoulder as he was allegedly denied a hearse and said stringent action would be taken against the guilty.<br /><br />"It is very distressing, we have ordered an inquiry and stringent action will be taken against those who are responsible," he said on the sidelines of Odisha Investors' Meet 2016 here.<br /><br />Patnaik said the Odisha government has launched the 'Mahaparayana' scheme for free transportation of bodies from government hospitals to the residences of the deceased.<br /><br />On whether any action has been taken in connection with the incident, the Chief Minister said, "Let the inquiry produce its result."<br /><br />Dana Majhi's wife Amang Dei (42) died of tuberculosis on Tuesday night at the district headquarters hospital in Bhawanipatna of Odisha's Kalahandi district.<br /><br />Majhi had alleged that despite his efforts, he could not get any help from hospital authorities.<br />On Wednesday, he wrapped his wife's body in a cloth and started walking to his village Melghara, which is about 60 km from Bhawanipatna, along with his 12-year-old daughter till some local reporters spotted the duo.<br /><br />They called up the District Collector and arranged for an ambulance for transportation of the body, but by then the man had walked around 10 km.</div>