Covid: Half-a-dozen corpses found floating in Ramganga near Bareilly district
Half-a-dozen corpses were seen floating down the Ramganga on Thursday in Bareilly district of western Uttar Pradesh after similar discoveries in Ghazipur and Ballia in the state’s east, suggesting the practice of dumping bodies in rivers had become widespread. “Hundreds of people from adjoining areas gathered on the riverbank in Kadarganj village to see for themselves. The news spread by word of mouth,” Kadarganj gram panchayat chief Rakesh Kumar told reporters. “Two of the bodies were tied to logs of firewood,” he added, implying they had been thrown into the river by families unab...
Source: telegraphindia.com