A video of a body being thrown into a river in Uttar Pradesh?s Balrampur has surfaced. It is suspected that the body may be of COVID-19 patient, in such a case FIR has been registered against the family.

According to police officials, the incident took place on May 28, and the video shot by a couple of people who were driving by the spot. In the video, two men are seen lifting a body on the bridge over Rapti river. The man in the PPE suit can be seen tinkering with the body probably trying to get it out of the bag. Later, the Balrampur of Chief Medical Officer confirmed that the body was indeed of a Covid patient. It is clearly seen in the video that relatives were trying to dump it in the river.

In UP's Balrampur district, video of body of man being thrown in the river from a bridge has surfaced. The body was of a man who succumbed to Covid on May 28. pic.twitter.com/DEAAbQzHsL

? Piyush Rai (@Benarasiyaa) May 30, 2021

Balrampur Chief Medical Officer V.V. Singh raises the concern over such activities. He said ?Preliminary investigations have revealed that the patient was admitted to hospital on May 25, and he died three days later. As per Covid protocol, the body was handed over to his relatives. The relatives threw the body into the river. We have filed a case and strict action will be taken.? Now, with all the facts, a case has been booked against the family.

This case is shame as it comes despite strict instructions from the the UP government against disposal of dead bodies in rivers and other water bodies. Earlier, bodies of several suspected COVID patients had washed up on the banks of river Ganga in parts of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.

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