Anuppur (MP): Relatives of a deceased tied his body to a rubber tube to cross the Narmada for performing last rites. The incident took place in Thadpathara village of Anuppur district in Madhya Pradesh. They were forced to do so as there is no bridge to cross the Narmada that is flowing nine feet above the danger mark because of heavy rain that lashed the state. Besides the only road that connects the village was under water.
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The police said that 55-year-old Vishmat Nanda had died in a government hospital in the neighbouring Dindori district on Sunday following a heart attack. The incident came to light when a video clip, showing some people who were taking a body tied to a rubber tube across the river, went viral on social media. The officials of the district administration said that they would investigate the incident.
