After Ghazipur, bodies wash up on the banks of the Ganga in Ballia

After Ghazipur, the administration in Ballia district in japanese Uttar Pradesh has stated some bodies in a mangled state have been discovered on the banks of the Ganga.

The administration, nevertheless, was silent on the quantity of bodies retrieved and stated the closing rites of the bodies have been carried out on the banks of the Ganga in the presence of police and administrative officers.

Some unidentified bodies have been noticed on the banks of the Ganga below the Ballia-Buxar bridge in the Narhi space on the night of May 10, District Magistrate (DM) Aditi Singh stated.

The “mangled” bodies seemed to be “some days old”, the DM stated in a press release, including that the supply of the bodies was being probed.

Despite a number of makes an attempt, cops and administrative officers didn’t reveal what number of bodies had been discovered in Ballia.

Narad Rai, former Cabinet minister and senior Samajwadi Party chief hailing from the district, demanded that the administration launch the true depend of the bodies retrieved.

“Hiding the true figure won’t get them anything. It will, however, make local people more vigilant if a large number of bodies are found floating,” Mr. Rai instructed The Puucho.

He demanded that the administration make preparations for cremation in villages to stop disposal of bodies by means of jal pravah (immersing of bodies).

Around two dozen bodies in a decomposed state have been discovered floating in the Ganga river in neighbouring Ghazipur, police stated on Tuesday. Given the giant quantity of bodies, police are probing if they’re linked to suspected COVID-19 victims however have to this point not been in a position to determine the useless or hint the supply.

DM Ghazipur on Wednesday refuted experiences that there was a scarcity of wooden for cremation in the area, a potential trigger for jal pravah.

“There is adequate availability of wood at all the funeral sites in Ghazipur. Continuous patrolling is being done on both sides of the Ganges by a joint team of magistrates and police. This is being vigilantly and closely monitored by the teams,” the DM stated on Twitter.

Meanwhile, in Unnao district, an unknown quantity of  bodies have been discovered buried in sand at two areas by the Ganga. Most of the bodies have been wrapped in saffron fabric. District Magistrate Ravindra Kumar stated there was no affirmation but if the bodies have been of COVID-19 victims. 

One of the two areas, Buxar ghat, shared a border with Rae Bareli and Fatehpur districts and was a cremation web site, he stated. “But some people bury the bodies in the sand on the banks of the Ganga,” the DM stated. Necessary motion shall be taken after a probe, added the DM.