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Tultuli of Katwa Survives by Carrying Dead Bodies Amid Puja Lights
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News18•17-10-2026, 18:24
Tultuli of Katwa Survives by Carrying Dead Bodies Amid Puja Lights
- •Fifty-four-year-old Tultuli Dey from Katwa has chosen the difficult job of carrying dead bodies to support her ailing husband and family.
- •Due to extreme poverty when she could not even afford milk for her son, Tultuli stepped out to take charge of the household.
- •She works alongside the police to recover bodies from unnatural death scenes, taking them for post-mortems and to cremation grounds.
- •While festive joy surrounds Durga Puja, Tultuli's struggles highlight the harsh realities and stark contrasts in society.
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Tultuli Dey works by carrying dead bodies to support her family and ailing husband.
Severe poverty and her husband Centu Dey's long-term illness forced her to take up this job to run the household.
She assists police by recovering bodies, taking them to the police station, hospital for post-mortems, or to the cremation ground.
