Udupi: Head of Shree Krishna old age home conducted the funerals of an elderly woman as her elder brother didn’t respond to the call, on Thursday at Udupi.

The woman was pushed out of the home after her husband died. She was then admitted to the old age home. Her elder brother had promised to come for the funeral ceremonies. On Wednesday, she died and when the old age home authorities contacted her elder brother he didn’t receive the call and very next moment his phone was switched off.

Her sister came to the olf age home and asked the head of the old age home Korangrapadi Krishnamoorthy to conduct the funerals.

Then deceased woman’s body was burnt in Beedinagudde crematorium.

Till now Krishnamoorthy has conducted five funeral ceremonies of aged people.