Delhi cop posted at crematorium postpones daughter's wedding
India Today
A Delhi Police personnel, posted at the Lodhi crematorium, postponed his daughter's wedding as he did not want to take leave.
Meet Rakesh Kumar, 56-year-old assistant sub-inspector of Delhi Police. Rakesh Kumar has been working with Delhi Police for the last 36 years and is posted at Hazrat Nizamuddin police station. Since April 13, he has been deployed at the Lodhi crematorium in the national capital. As the Covid surge is tearing the city apart, the crematorium is often overflowing with dead bodies, many unaccompanied by kin. Rakesh Kumar told India Today TV that since April 13 he has burnt more than 50 bodies as there was no one to cremate them. He has assisted in the cremation of at least 1,100 bodies in one or the other.More Related News