Gold Bangle Stolen From COVID-19 Patient's Dead Body In Coimbatore, Thief Yet To Be Identified

In an extremely shameful incident of theft, a gold bangle was stolen off of a COVID-19 patient's dead body in Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital on Monday, reported Times of India.

The report suggests that the thief is still unidentified and the gold bangle weighed three sovereigns (24 gm).

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The woman was admitted to a COVID-19 ward in CMCH at 4:00 am on Monday and she was accompanied by her daughter. The 60-year-old woman belonged to the neighbourhood of Ukkadam in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.

The woman's health condition was stable and normal till up to 3:00 pm in the afternoon. However, she developed sudden breathing difficulties and passed away around 4:00 pm. When her daughter stepped out of the ward, somebody came in and stole the deceased woman's gold bangle from her wrist.

The ward doctors were immediately informed by the woman's daughter who then lodged a complaint with the Race Course police on Monday night.

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This is, unfortunately, not the first time something like this has happened. In the month of May, two people were arrested in Ahmedabad for stealing the belongings of a woman who had died due to COVID-19. They had taken her earrings, gold chain and mobile phone after she passed away.

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Reports also suggested that the two young men, Ashok Patel and Amit Sharma had stolen belongings off of dead bodies before as well. They reportedly used to wear PPE kits and enter the hospital to carry out the burglaries.