LUCKNOW: Following a movie of this ditching of a Covid-19 sufferer’s body to Rapti river at Balrampur district moved viral, authorities on late Saturday night putting an FIR from the kin of the dead and arrested two people in this relationship.
Tired of authorities, Balrampur, Hemant Kutiyal stated,”A 39-second movie of this dumping of this body of Covid sufferer, Prem Nath Mishra, in the river moved viral on various social networking platforms May 29.
From the movie, a guy wearing a PPE lawsuit was spotted with a different individual in dark top and blue jeans carrying a body packaged into a PPE kit.
Then they opened the PPE cap and threw the body to the lake below Kotwali Dehat police station place,” explained Kutiyal.
A research was arranged along with the chief health officer of Balrampur,” Dr VB Singh, was requested to publish a report.
“A research was conducted that demonstrated that Prem Nath Mishra in Shohratgarh at Siddharthnagar was declared to district hospital at Balrampur on May 25.
The following day, Prem Nath examined positive along with his therapy began in L2 district hospital.
But he succumbed to disease May 28,” added Dr Singh.
He said the entire body of Prem Nath had been passed over to his nephew, Sanjay Kumar, about 12 pm on May 29 with a crane driver, Rampreet, in Sisai ghat.
“Your human body was wrapped in a PPE kit according to Covid-19 protocol.
But hours after a video revealing the entire body being thrown to the river moved viral,” that the CMO stated.
“On the criticism of the driver, an FIR under the Epidemic Act along with also the Disaster Management Act was lodged against Sanjay along with his partner Manoj.
More parts of the IPC is going to be levelled from the duo,” the SP said.
Ever since the accounts of individuals dumping bodies in the Ganga came into the end, the UP police has begun patrolling by ships to avoid disposal of bodies .
The state government is also offering a service of Rs 5,000 for dignified cremation of the dead person whose families can’t manage the very last rites.
UP: Two held for Pitching Covid Sufferer’s body to river
