The Balrampur police on Sunday arrested a person for allegedly throwing his uncle’s physique into the Rapti River on May 28. An area who allegedly helped him has additionally been arrested. The arrest was made after a video of the incident on Saturday went viral on social media.
Police stated Prem Nath Mishra, 65, succumbed to issues associated to Kovid on Friday, three days after being admitted to Balrampur district hospital.
“The body was handed over to family members as per the Kovid protocol. It is learned that prima facie, the body was dumped in the river and we have registered a case, ”stated Balrampur Chief Medical Officer VB Singh.
After the video surfaced, an FIR was registered on the Kotwali (countryside) station in opposition to Mishra’s nephew Sanjay Kumar and an area recognized as Manoj. Officials stated the FIR was primarily based on a grievance by an ambulance driver. The accused have been charged beneath the Disaster Management Act and Epidemic Diseases Act.
An officer claimed {that a} passerby filmed the incident. “The person who shot the video shared it on social media.”
In his grievance, the ambulance driver stated, “On May 29 at round 12.30 pm, an individual named Sanjay Kumar, who’s the nephew of the deceased individual, was handed over the physique as per the Kovid protocol. A video goes viral on social media stating that the hospital workers threw the lifeless physique into the river, which isn’t true because the physique was handed over to relations as per protocol.
Asked if Sanjay was requested about his motive, Additional Superintendent of Police Arvind Mishra stated, “It will be part of the investigation. We cannot comment on it at this time. “
As the second wave of Kovid wreaked havoc within the state earlier this month, a number of rotten carcasses have been discovered floating within the Ganges, inflicting panic within the villages alongside the river.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
