2 held for dumping Covid victim's body in UP river

Mon, 31 May 2021

11:36

Two people have been arrested after a video went viral on social media showing a Covid-19 patient's body being dumped from a bridge into the Rapti river in Uttar Pradesh's Balrampur district.

In a video statement posted on Twitter, the Balrampur police said the patient, identified as Prem Nath Mishra, had been admitted to a hospital on May 25 and tested positive for coronavirus. He died on May 29 and the body was handed to his nephew after following Covid-19 protocols.

"On May 29, a video went viral on social media that showed PPE-clad persons dropping a corpse into the Rapti river. As per the chief medical officer, Balrampur, the body has been identified as Prem Nath Mishra," the additional superintendent of police said on Sunday. "A case has been registered and two people have been arrested."

Confirming the same, the CMO of Balrampur said, "The Covid patient whose body was thrown into the river, was handed over to family under protocol. A case has been registered and a probe on."

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