New Delhi (PTI): A case of alleged negligence at a hospital in Nangloi here has came to light, after a family cremated the wrong body mistaking it for their relative's, police sources said on Friday.

According to a source, two bodies were brought to the hospital's mortuary on Thursday.

"One was Pankaj Kumar, a resident of Prem Nagar, who died after falling from terrace and sustained fatal injuries. His body was kept at the mortuary for post-mortem examination. Around the same time, the body of Bharat Bhushan from Nangloi was also brought in for autopsy," said the source.

It is alleged that the family members of Bharat Bhushan mistakenly identified the body of Pankaj Kumar as that of their relative's. After post-mortem, they completed the formalities, claimed the body and performed the

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