Balrampur: A surprising video has surfaced on social media whereby the lifeless physique of a Covid affected person is being thrown in a river in Uttar Pradesh’s Balrampur district.
This video is available in after 1000’s of lifeless our bodies being dumped within the Ganga acquired nationwide and worldwide consideration. There have been stories of our bodies being discovered shallow buried on the banks of the holy river.
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The contemporary incident came about within the Balrampur district on May 28.
In the video, it may be seen that a few individuals who have been driving by the spot ended up witnessing the act as 2 males, certainly one of them carrying a PPE package, positioned the physique draped in orange fabric on the bridge over river Rapti.
While earlier there have been doubts as as to if the lifeless physique is of a Covid affected person, the Chief Medical Officer of Balrampur BB Singh later confirmed that it was certainly the case, the deceased affected person’s family have been attempting to dump it within the river.
The officer knowledgeable that the affected person was admitted to hospital on May 25 and died on May 28. A case has been filed towards the family and the physique has been handed again to the household as per Covid protocol.
Earlier, taking cognisance of the surprising visuals reported close to river Ganga, CM Yogi Adityanath had requested for areas round all rivers of the state to be patrolled by water police of the State Disaster Response Force and Provincial Armed Constabulary. He had requested them to make sure that the our bodies weren’t disposed of in water below any situation, a authorities spokesperson knowledgeable.
Amid mounting criticism over such incidents, CM Adityanath additionally instructed officers to hunt assist from non secular leaders in creating consciousness amongst individuals for not dumping our bodies within the rivers.
