Jamshedpur, Dec. 21 -- Jharkhand health minister Irfan Ansari on Sunday announced that all district sadar hospitals would now have four hearse vehicles each, while ordering district deputy commissioners (DCs) to take strong action against people spreading misleading and fake news.

"We will make four mortuary vehicles available in each of the district sadar hospitals mandatorily. I have ordered to ensure the availability of these mortuary vehicles within a month in all districts so that no bereaved family ever faces an inhuman situation during a crisis. This project will cost about Rs.15 crore," the minister said on Sunday.

Ansari's announcement comes a day after a father was forced to carry his four-month-old dead son in a plastic bag f...