Actor-turned-social worker Sonu Sood appeals to government to make cremation services free of cost

Days after making an appeal to the govt to form education freed from cost till graduation for teenagers who have lost their loved ones to Covid-19, Sonu Sood has once more requested the govt and anxious organisations to return together and make cremation grounds freed from cost, enabling people that cannot afford the fees an opportunity to cremate their loved ones during a proper and respectful manner.

On Saturday, Sood shared a video on Instagram and narrated how people, from rich to poor, are struggling in every step of their journey to fight Covid-19.

He narrated a story a few Covid-19 patient who gave up the ghost , and the way his family struggled to cremate the body because they didn’t have the cash . “Till around 2 am last night, we were trying to urge a bed for a Covid patient. We were ready to find a bed. But again, he struggled for a ventilator. Around 5 am to 6:30 am, we could provide a ventilator for him, but he gave up the ghost . Later, we struggled to cremate him. They (family of the deceased) couldn’t find place during a cremation ground. Also, they didn’t have money for it.