In another example of frontline workers’ resilience, woman police naik Sandhya Shilawant of Shahu Nagar police station has been performing final rites of people who died of COVID-19 at city hospitals. These include those whose bodies are unclaimed.

Shilawant recently completed 25 years with the Mumbai police. She lives with her husband and two kids at Vikhroli. She has cremated 13-15 unclaimed bodies so far. She believes that the deceased should have their final rites done according to their religion. A few days ago, she performed the last rites of four unclaimed bodies in a day.