In Saharsa district, the family of a laborer who died in a road accident has accused doctors of severe negligence due to a 15-hour delay in the post-mortem examination. The deceased, Shankar Paswan (55), was a resident of Ward No. 17 under Bangaon police station.

On Wednesday evening, around 6 PM, Paswan was returning from his field with fodder on NH 327E when a motorcyclist collided with him, resulting in his immediate death. The police sent the body to Sadar Hospital for post-mortem at 7 PM on Wednesday.

However, the family alleges that despite waiting all night, the post-mortem was not conducted. They claim they approached doctors from 8 AM on Thursday, but the procedure only took place after 2 PM. Shankar's son, Subodh Paswan, accused the doctors of deliberately delaying the process, potentially causing the body to deteriorate. The family informed local MLA IP Gupta, who then contacted the Civil Surgeon. Saharsa Civil Surgeon Dr. Rajanran Prasad confirmed receiving a call from the MLA and stated that he instructed the hospital's Deputy Superintendent to expedite the post-mortem. This significant delay caused immense distress to the grieving family.