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Bodies in PPE kits found floating in Ganga near Patna’s Gulabi Ghat
Two days after the Bihar government fished out 71 bodies from the Ganga in Buxar, more bodies were spotted floating in the river in Patna.
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UPDATED: May 13, 2021 16:32 IST
The district magistrate informed that the bodies will be fished out of the river and cremated with full rites. (Photo: Utkarsh Kumar/India Today)
The horror of floating bodies in the Ganga river reached Patna on Thursday. Two days after the Bihar government fished out 71 bodies from the river in the Buxar district, locals spotted several bodies floating near the Gulabi Ghat in Patna.
After Buxar, bodies now found floating in Ganga in Patna
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B-Town reacts with shock over dead bodies floating in Ganga. Image Source: IANS News
Patna, May 13 : After Bihar s Buxar, several decomposed dead bodies were now found floating in the Ganga near Patna s Gulabi Ghat on Thursday, officials said.
District Magistrate Chandrasheker Singh has directed municipal authorities to retrieve the dead bodies and cremate them properly.
According to eyewitnesses, the majority of the dead bodies are partially burnt. After the emergence of dead bodies in Gulabi Ghat, we have asked police and civil administration to intensify vigil along the river in a bid to ensure no one dumps dead bodies in the waters. We have also asked municipal corporation officers to take out the bodies and cremate them properly, the District Magistrate said.
Two days after the Bihar government fished out 71 dead bodies from the river in Bihar s Buxar district, residents spotted many bodies floating near the Gulabi Ghat in Patna