Bengaluru: Bodies of two COVID-19 victims, who died in 2020, found in the mortuary of ESI hospital after 15 months

New Delhi: In a shocking incident, bodies of two Covid-19 victims were found in the mortuary of the ESI hospital in Bengaluru after 15 months.

According to Rajajinagar police, the victims have been identified as Durga and Muniraju.

A senior police officer said that on Saturday (November 28), when the staff had gone to clean the old mortuary, they sensed a foul smell and after checking they discovered these two bodies.

It is beliveved that the bodies were kept in the cold storage of the mortuary a year ago when the new mortuary building had started functioning in the meantime.

Meanwhile, the bodies have been now shifted to the Victoria hospital for autopsy and family members of the deceased are being traced.

It is also said that the death of the two might have occurred in October 2020 but the confirmation is yet to be made by the hospital.