India, Aug. 6 -- An elderly man living in an old-age home in Haryana's Sonipat was cremated with none of his three daughters present, as they attended his last rites over a video call from Nepal, Uttar Pradesh and Mumbai.

A video of the funeral has since gone viral, showing one of the daughters asking whether everything had gone smoothly and requesting that the recording be sent to her after the ceremony.

The deceased, a former Mumbai-based textile trader, had been living at the old-age home for nearly two years. He died after a prolonged illness, and despite being informed of his deteriorating health and later his death, none of his daughters could travel to Sonipat for the funeral, according to India Today.

The deceased had moved to ...