‘Had body not been cremated, it would have caused serious health hazards’

Taking note of the the State Human Right’s Commission’s notice, slain gangster Anandpal’s body was cremated in Sanwrad on Thursday.

Medical experts believed the cremation must have taken place long ago as the body was around 20 days old and it is hazardous for people to keep a body even in deep freezer without embalming.

“Just because it was kept in a deep freezer, it was not appropriate to consider that the body would not have got decomposed,” Dr DK Sharma, medical jurist and associate professor (forensic medical) at SMS medical college, Jaipur told DNA.

“Decomposition of a body is an unstoppable natural process, though, keeping it in a deep fridge makes the decomposition process only slower. If not cremated for another 15 days, the skin would have start to peel off and soft parts like fingers and toes would have detached from the body,” Dr Sharma added.

Anandpal’s body was kept in his home at Sanwrad village as his family members along with supporters had continued to be in the proximity of the body for several days. As per medical experts, these people could have come under contact with infection.

“To keep the body intact for long time, even after embalming, precautions and care is needed while handling the body,” Dr Sharma further added.