Preserve Unidentified Bodies Of Persons Killed During Riots : Delhi HC To Hospitals Run By Central & Delhi Govt.

On March 06, a Division Bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice IS Mehta had ordered all the government hospitals to preserve the DNA Samples and to conduct videography post-mortem of all those who died during riots in North Eastern districts of Delhi.

The court had also directed the hospitals not to dispose of any unidentified dead body, until further orders.

"The Government hospitals in Delhi under the aegis of both the Central Government, as well as, the State Government, are directed to collect DNA samples from all the dead bodies lying in the mortuaries and preserve the same; and further to conduct videographed post-mortems of all the dead bodies lying in their respective mortuaries.

The Government hospitals are further directed not to dispose of any unidentified dead bodies, till the next date of hearing," the court had ordered.