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A video purportedly showing a Covid-19 victim’s body being dumped into the bank of the Saura river in Bihar’s Katihar district has gone viral on social media.
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PATNA: A video purportedly showing a Covid-19 victim’s body being dumped into the bank of the Saura river in Bihar’s Katihar district has gone viral on social media.
Katihar’s District Magistrate Udayan Mishra has verified the video clip and found it to be true. The incident took place on May 7.
Video shows body of Covid victim dumped in river in Katihar
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Patna, May 9 : A video purportedly showing a Covid victim s body being dumped into the bank of Saura river in Bihar s Katihar district has gone viral on social media.
Katihar s District Magistrate Udayan Mishra has cross verified the video clip and found it to be true. The incident took place on May 7. Soon after we have learnt about the incident, an inquiry panel headed by city s Magistrate, SDO and SDPO of the area, was constituted who later visited the Bheria Rahika village on Sunday.
Watch: Dead bodies of Covid victims dumped in river in Katihar
Katihar s District Magistrate Udayan Mishra has cross verified the video clip and found it to be true
Sunday May 9, 2021 8:29 PM, ummid.com with inputs from IANS
Patna: A video purportedly showing dead bodies of Covid victims being dumped into the bank of Saura river in Bihar s Katihar district has gone viral on social media.
Katihar s District Magistrate Udayan Mishra has cross verified the video clip and found it to be true. The incident took place on May 7. Soon after we have learnt about the incident, an inquiry panel headed by city s Magistrate, SDO and SDPO of the area, was constituted who later visited the Bheria Rahika village on Sunday , Mishra told IANS.