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.
Now, Bodies Float Down the Ganga in UP s Ballia and Ghazipur
According to Ballia residents, at least 45 bodies were seen floating at the Ujiyar, Kulhadia and Bharauli ghats in the Narahi area.
Representative image. Ganga ghats in Varanasi, May 6, 2021. Photo: PTI
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Ballia/Ghazipur (UP):Â Bodies were seen floating in the Ganga in Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia and Ghazipur districts, according to local residents and the authorities on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, at least 71 bodies were fished out from the Ganga in Bihar’s Buxar, which is downstream the two UP districts, triggering suspicion that they could be COVID-19 patients.