Maha man donates AC coffin to Palghar railway police station

In order to preserve unclaimed dead bodies of accident victims for a longer time, a city- based activist has donated an air-conditioned coffin to Palghar railway police.

Mumbai resident Bhavesh Patel donated the AC coffin, which runs on electricity and can preserve a body for a fortnight, on Friday.

Palghar railway police area, which became the first in the country to have such a coffin, covers nine stations on Western Railway between Saphale Road to Bordi.

An official with Palghar railway police said, "In 2019, a total of 76 bodies have been brought to Palghar station. Almost half of them are still unclaimed. Such an AC coffin will help us preserving bodies for a longer period of time."