Lucknow: A video has surfaced in Uttar Pradesh’s Balrampur shaming humanity. In the viral video, two youths are seen throwing a dead body into the river from the bridge of Rapti river. A young man throwing a corpse is wearing a PPI kit. This incident is being told about the bridge over Sisai Ghat.
The victim has been identified as Premnath. He was reportedly admitted to a hospital on May 25 and was undergoing treatment for COVID-19. Premnath died on May 28. According to the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Balrampur, the body was handed over to the relatives of the victim, and they dumped it in the river. The video was shot by a passerby.
A case has been registered against the relatives of Premnath, and police have launched an investigation. “As per Covid protocol, the body was handed over to his relatives. Preliminary investigations reveal that the relatives threw the body into the river. We have filed a case, and strict action will be taken,” reported a tv channel quoting Balrampur Chief Medical Officer VB Singh as saying. The body was reportedly handed back to the relatives.
The incident surfaced weeks after hundreds of were seen floating in the Ganga river in parts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. This incident sparked nationwide outrage.
