Summary:
Kanpur: The Balrampur police on Sunday arrested a man for allegedly dumping the body of his uncle, who died of Covid-19 complications on May 28, into the Rapti river.
A local who allegedly helped him was also held.
The arrests were made after a video of the incident, which took place on Saturday, went viral on social media.
Police said Prem Nath Mishra, 65, succumbed to Covid-related complications on Friday, three days after he was admitted to Balrampur District Hospital.
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Kanpur: The Balrampur police on Sunday arrested a man for allegedly dumping the body of his uncle, who died of Covid-19 complications on May 28, into the Rapti river.
A local who allegedly helped him was also held.
The arrests were made after a video of the incident, which took place on Saturday, went viral on social media.
Police said Prem Nath Mishra, 65, succumbed to Covid-related complications on Friday, three days after he was admitted to Balrampur District Hospital.
“The body was handed over to the family members as per the Covid protocol.
It has come to light that prima facie, the body was thrown in the river and we have lodged a case,” said Balrampur Chief Medical Officer VB Singh.
After the video came to light, an FIR was filed at the Kotwali (Dehat) station against Mishra’s nephew Sanjay Kumar, and a local identified as Manoj.