Gold chain stolen from dead body; MCH staff arrested

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A gold chain was stolen from a dead body at MCH. Panthalam native Jayalakshmi, a grade 2 staff at MCH was arrested in relation to the incident.

TN native Radha had died at the MCH yesterday due to the intake of poison. Her dead body was kept at Ward no. 3 for shifting to the mortuary, where the absence of the chain was noticed.

The relatives approached the police and in the investigation that followed, the grade 2 staff was arrested. The chain has been recovered from the culprit, police sources said. This is the first time that a hospital staff is arrested for theft.

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