A man in a PPE suit was caught on camera and dumped a body in the Rapti River in Uttar Pradesh. The body came from a Covid-positive patient who lost his life on May 28.
In UP’s Balrampur, a man in PPE equipment was seen throwing a body into a river. (Image: Video Grab)
A man in a PPE suit threw a body from a bridge in the Rapti River in the Balrampur district of Uttar Pradesh. The entire incident was captured on camera.
The video, shared multiple times on social media, shows two men throwing a body into the river in Kotwali, Balrampur. One of them is wearing a PPE suit.
Police have identified the victim as Premnath, a resident of Shohratgadh Siddharathanagar.
According to the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Balrampur, Premnath was admitted to hospital on May 25 after testing positive for Covid-19. He died on May 28 while undergoing treatment for the infection.
Balrampur CMO said, according to the Covid protocol, Premnath’s body had been turned over to his relatives for final cremation. But, he said, Premnath’s relatives threw his body into the river.
The police have registered a case and an investigation into the incident is ongoing.
The incident came barely two weeks after several bodies floated in rivers in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, causing national outrage.
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