TV journalist’s body taken in a garbage truck
Team Udayavani, Jan 15, 2018, 11:54 AM IST
Haveri: The body of a TV journalist, Mounesh Potharaj (28) who died in an accident, was carried to hospital in a garbage van, creating an outrage in his family and the media fraternity.
Potharaj was heading home to Gadag when his bike crashed into a tree.
Potharaj died immediately after the accident near Gunduru village in Hanagal taluk. A case was registered at Hangal police station. Police moved his body to the Hangal government hospital in a municipal garbage van. A video of the body being carried went viral and drew widespread outrage.
However, Haveri SP K Parashuram said the police had tried to get a private vehicle to carry the body but nothing was available due to the festival rush.
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