India, June 18 -- A civic morgue worker was allegedly caught on camera accepting a Rs.2000 bribe to wrap a deceased person with cloth. The video went viral and the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has ordered him to be sacked.

The incident took place at the NMMC morgue at a civic hospital in Vashi. Following the suicide of a 23-year-old woman, the hospital worker was caught on camera accepting a bribe from the woman's relative and saying he would in return wrap the girl properly in white cloth.

The video went viral as it revealed the corruption at the morgue. A civic official said, "We received complaints about workers taking bribes to wrap the deceased. Immediate action has been taken by the civic Health Department."

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