On Monday, at least 30 bodies were found in the Ganges river in Chausa block of Buxar district of Bihar, creating an atmosphere of fear in the area during this Corona period. The district administration has claimed that the recovered bodies have been washed away, which are said to be about three to four days ago. A police official said on Monday that about 30 bodies were washed away on the banks of river Ganga in Chausa block. All dead bodies are in a deformed condition
Buxar District Magistrate Aman Sameer said that the Sub-Divisional Officer and Sub-Divisional Police Officer of Buxar were sent to the concerned area to investigate the incident. He said that in the course of investigation, it has been revealed that the bodies found in the Ganges river are three to four days old, hence the reason is clear that the bodies are not from Buxar district.
Subdivision officer returned after investigating K. Upadhyay quoted the villagers as saying that the bodies are not local, but have come from other places after flowing in the Ganges river for a day or two. He said that these bodies have come from the border state in the Ganges river. In this case, the District Magistrate said that talks have been held in this matter with the District Magistrates of the border districts and in future they have been instructed to guard against such incidents. He said the yacht would be patrolled in the area. A police officer said that a post-mortem of all the bodies recovered would be done. Following the government’s direction, free arrangements have been made for the funeral of dead persons infected with Kovid-19 infection in Buxar district. District Magistrate Sameer informed that wood is available at the prescribed price for the cremation of dead bodies of common dead persons. He said that the cremation of the recovered bodies will also be done at the government expense with full legal legislation.
