A Hyderabad-based delivery executive and cab driver Danala Arya has been taking the responsibility of the final rites of unclaimed and orphaned deceased bodies in Hyderabad for more than a decade. So far, he has performed the last rites of over 400 deceased persons.
Madhukar (38) who was the divisional secretary, working under the Dandakaranya Special Zone Divisional Committee (DKSZC), died while undergoing treatment for Covid-19 in Hyderabad
When they receive a request, a team of volunteers go to the place, receive the mortal remains from the ambulance and perform the funeral, taking all possible precautions against Covid