They initiated an investigation after a video of the body being thrown in the river surfaced. “The body was handed over to his relatives following all Covid protocols and his relatives took it at the crematorium. Prima facie, according to the video, it seems that the body was thrown into the river by his relatives,” Singh said in a video tweeted by Balrampur Police. In the now viral video, shot by passers by in a car, shows two men with the body in pouring rain. Dr Mishra said Shukla asked for an ambulance to carry the body up to the crematorium near Rapti River, according to Hindustan.

Source: Hindustan Times May 30, 2021 09:33 UTC