A Delhi court has asked the City government to explore the possibility of videographing post mortem procedures.

Additional Sessions Judge Kamini Lau observed that videography and photography will go a long way in bringing about transparency and ruling out any possibility of foul play which may be suspected or alleged. The court said, it is the standard procedure adopted world over.

The court asked the government to take action against Dr Suresh Seth, Deputy Medical Superintendent of Babu Jagjivan Ram (BJRM) Hospital, and autopsy surgeon Dr Sudesh, currently lodged in judicial custody in a corruption and cheating case, for giving false autopsy report of a woman by making it an unnatural death though it was a natural death and pressurising juniors.

The court directed Delhi government to ensure that BJMR Hospital’s Dr Bhim Singh, Dr Javed and Dr Sameer, who exposed the misdoings of their department, are not put to any kind of harassment by authorities.