The family of a migrant worker, Harish Chander, who died last year in May after running 30-km in scorching heat in a desperate attempt to catch a migrant special train, has been living solely on the help provided by his brother. Both his and his brother’s family blame the Maharashtra government, as Chander’s body was not preserved and highly decomposed and hence they could not even see his mortal remains.

Chander is survived by two sons, Akhil, 14, and Lakshya, 10, and wife Pavita who stay in Jhunjhuna district of Rajasthan. “He would earn money in Mumbai and send it to run the house. But after he passed away, his younger brother Jaiprakash has been looking after us. Had he not supported us, we could have been left with no option but to commit suicide, as I am illiterate,” said Pavita while talking to mid-day. She and her kids stay near her brother-in-law, Jaiprakash Jangir’s house. She regrets that she could not see the mortal remains of her husband as the body was highly decomposed, ‘thanks to the Maharashtra state government,’ she said.