Dana Majhi, who carried wife's dead body for 10 km, gets Rs 8.87 lakh from Bahrain's PM

Dana Majhi, the tribal man from Odisha's Bhawanipatna who made headlines for carrying the dead body of his wife on his shoulders for over 10 km, has not only managed to make headlines in India but has also garnered sympathy across the globe. Plus, Majhi has also received a cheque of Rs 8.87 lakh from Bahrain's Prime Minister Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa.

According to reports, soon after one of the richest monarchs in the world learned about the plight of the Kalahandi tribal, he contacted the Bahrain Embassy of India and offered to make a donation.

Recalling the heartbreaking incident, Majhi said he had no money to arrange for the ambulance and had to carry his wife's corpse on his shoulders.

"My wife had died, I didn't have money nor did the hospital help. After walking for 13 km, some media people gave me money and then I could arrange for an ambulance," Majhi told ANI.

He added, "I had come to drop my 3 daughters at KISS (a social service organisation), where the founder informed me that Bahrain's king wanted to meet me. The king also covered my travel costs."

Soon after the video of Majhi carrying his wife's dead body on his shoulders surfaced, several social service organisation came forward to offer help.

Human rights organisation, Sulabh International has reportedly opened a fixed deposit account on Majihi's name, which will mature in 2021.

He will also receive a sum of Rs 10,000 every month to support the education of his daughters till they turn 18.

On 24 August, Odisha's Bhawanipatna was witness to the heartbreaking sight of Dana Majhi, walking with the dead body of his wife on his shoulders, with his 12-year-old daughter by his side for a distance of 10 km after hospital authorities allegedly refused him a mortuary van.

After walking nearly 10 km, he met the crew of a local television channel. "I told the hospital authorities that I am a poor man and cannot afford a vehicle. They said they could not offer any help," Majhi told them.

The incident sparked a massive controversy with many questioning the Odisha scheme under which vehicles to carry the dead are meant to be deployed at 37 government hospitals.