New Delhi, July 28 (UNI) The disappearance of an 82-year- old Covid patient, a resident of Uttar Pradesh, from a hospital has become a mystery The man had gone missing from the hospital during the second wave of Covid, and he continues to remain un- traceable. The family, which ran from pillar to post, is not content with the compensation offered by the Uttar Pradesh government. Taking into consideration this scenario, the Supreme Court directed the Uttar Pradesh government to conduct a proper investigation into the matter and submit a report in two months. On Wednesday, a bench, headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and comprising Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli, said: “We are of the opinion that proper investigation has to be completed in the matter and the status report is filed. We direct the petition- ers – state of UP – to conduct a proper investigation of the incident and file a status re- port within a period of two months from today.
“The top court has scheduled the matter for further hearing on September 30. The Uttar Pradesh government was represented by Additional Advocate General Garima Prasad. Advo- cate Vinod Kumar Tewari, representing the son of the man, said: “My client’s father is untraceable. The state government is offering only Rs 50,000, as compensation which is not acceptable to us. The apex court had directed the UP government to conduct a proper investigation in two months, as there is no clue of the whereabouts of my client’s father.” The top court, in its order on Wednesday- day, noted: “Senior counsel appearing for the respondent (son of the missing person) has objected to the compensation proposed to be paid by the state and insists on a prayer made in the Writ Petition filed before the High Court.” The top court passed the direction while hearing a plea by the Uttar Pradesh government.
