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Decomposing bodies laid uncovered in the Sangam area of Uttar Pradesh s Prayagraj; and (right) the civic body workers covering exposed bodies with sand again. (Photo:India Today)
The Yogi Adityanath-led government in Uttar Pradesh has come under severe criticism after a large number of bodies were found buried in shallow sand graves or washed up on the Ganges river banks in the state.
In Prayagraj’s Sangam area, photos showed hundreds of bodies buried in the sand along the banks of Ganga as rain exposed shrouds. The discovery caused panic among people living in nearby areas as many complained that dogs were digging the graves and feeding on the bodies on river banks.