A before his cremation, since the doctor in charge failed to proceed to autopsyit became known from a medical source.
Rohitas Kumar, who had difficulty speaking and hearing, fell ill and was admitted to a hospital in Rajasthan.
The Indian media reported that he suffered a seizure and that a doctor pronounced him dead on arrival at the hospital.
But the chief doctor of the hospital told the French Agency (AFP) that a doctor “drafted the death certificate before proceeding with an autopsy” and that “the body was sent for cremation”.
Just before burning, “the body (…) began to move” and it was found that “he was alive and breathing”.
The young man was taken back to hospital and died yesterday.
Three doctors have been suspended and police are investigating, according to the Times of India and other Indian media.