<p>A 67-year-old retired government employee who helped cremate more than 1,300 Covid-19 victims himself succumbed to the viral infection here, with his associate claiming that he did not receive timely help.</p>.<p>Chandan Nimje, a retired Central government employee, died on May 26.</p>.<p>Nimje, alongwith other members of King Cobra Organisation Youth Force, a social service group, had cremated more than 1,300 Covid-19 deceased since the pandemic began. He was also felicitated as `corona warrior' by the Nagpur Mayor recently.</p>.<p>Arvind Ratudi, founder of the group, told PTI on Saturday that Nimje, his wife, sister and two sons tested positive on May 2.</p>.<p>Nimje was shifted to a private hospital which demanded a deposit of Rs one lakh in cash and refused to accept card payment, he said.</p>.<p>He was then taken back home and admitted to another hospital on May 5, Ratudi said, alleging that calls to Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) officials went unanswered.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/specials/which-countries-have-approved-covid-19-vaccines-for-children-994029.html" target="_blank">Which countries have approved Covid-19 vaccines for children?</a></strong></p>.<p>On May 6, other members of the family too were admitted in another private hospital, he said.</p>.<p>As Nimje's condition deteriorated, the hospital asked them to arrange Tocilizumab.</p>.<p>A person from Delhi who knew about the organisation and its work sent them four vials of the medicine without taking any money, Ratudi said.</p>.<p>On May 26, they arranged a bed for Nimje at the Government Medical College Hospital but he died before he could be shifted there, Ratudi said.</p>.<p>Had Nimje received timely and proper treatment, he could have been saved, but besides sealing the house the civic officials offered no help to the family, his associate claimed.</p>.<p>"I am going to file a petition before the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court about the apathy of the state government, NMC and district administration leading to his death," Ratudi said.</p>.<p>"We, with our network of so many activists, could not get timely help, so imagine the plight of common people," he added. </p>
<p>A 67-year-old retired government employee who helped cremate more than 1,300 Covid-19 victims himself succumbed to the viral infection here, with his associate claiming that he did not receive timely help.</p>.<p>Chandan Nimje, a retired Central government employee, died on May 26.</p>.<p>Nimje, alongwith other members of King Cobra Organisation Youth Force, a social service group, had cremated more than 1,300 Covid-19 deceased since the pandemic began. He was also felicitated as `corona warrior' by the Nagpur Mayor recently.</p>.<p>Arvind Ratudi, founder of the group, told PTI on Saturday that Nimje, his wife, sister and two sons tested positive on May 2.</p>.<p>Nimje was shifted to a private hospital which demanded a deposit of Rs one lakh in cash and refused to accept card payment, he said.</p>.<p>He was then taken back home and admitted to another hospital on May 5, Ratudi said, alleging that calls to Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) officials went unanswered.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/specials/which-countries-have-approved-covid-19-vaccines-for-children-994029.html" target="_blank">Which countries have approved Covid-19 vaccines for children?</a></strong></p>.<p>On May 6, other members of the family too were admitted in another private hospital, he said.</p>.<p>As Nimje's condition deteriorated, the hospital asked them to arrange Tocilizumab.</p>.<p>A person from Delhi who knew about the organisation and its work sent them four vials of the medicine without taking any money, Ratudi said.</p>.<p>On May 26, they arranged a bed for Nimje at the Government Medical College Hospital but he died before he could be shifted there, Ratudi said.</p>.<p>Had Nimje received timely and proper treatment, he could have been saved, but besides sealing the house the civic officials offered no help to the family, his associate claimed.</p>.<p>"I am going to file a petition before the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court about the apathy of the state government, NMC and district administration leading to his death," Ratudi said.</p>.<p>"We, with our network of so many activists, could not get timely help, so imagine the plight of common people," he added. </p>