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30 bodies found in canal in Uttar Pradesh

  •   Wed, Jan 14 2015 08:41:58 AM

Lucknow, Jan 14 (IANS): Over 30 unclaimed and rotten bodies were found floating Tuesday in a canal in Unnao, 60 km from Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow, polcie said.

Officials, soon after the discovery of the bodies noticed by the locals, rushed to the Paeriyar Ghat where people go to consign mortal remains to flames. Police said these bodies were of people whose families did not have enough money to give them a decent cremation.

Inspector General of Police (Kanpur) Ashutosh Pandey said due to lack of money, the bodies were either dumped by families in the shallow waters of the Ganga or left buried under sand in the encastchment area.

These, he added, would float after being eaten up by river animals and fishes. Some bodies were half burnt and half eaten up, officials informed IANS.

Inspector General (Law and Order) A. Satish Ganesh informed that police were looking into all possible angles.

Saumya Agarwal, district magistrate of Unnao, has since ordered the cremation of all the bodies. Initially it was rumoured that the bodies were of victims those who were killed in Unnao's hooch tragedy Monday.

laxmikant Bajpayi, BJP state president, also reached the scene after news of bodies being recovered reached to him.

He spoke to senior government officials and asked them not to use machines to lift the bodies, instead he advised to get autopsies conducted and give them a decent creamation Wednesday.

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  • William Rodrigues, Milagres, Mangalore

    Wed, Jan 14 2015

    Agree with you Ms Lydia Lobo,may be the local administration has to take action about this. PM has shown a way. There should be individual responsibility then only SWACCHA BHARATH ABHAYAN will see the light.

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  • Lydia Lobo, Kadri

    Wed, Jan 14 2015

    Well, is the discarding of bodies taking place since just these days or has it been happening all along and is reported only now ?

    With due respect to the departed, what Swachch Bhaarat Abhiyan are we propagating about ? Its we who spit and shxt but want others to clean it. Its we who toss off the dead into the sea and ask the government to do the cleaning ! Above all, the same waters are part of Ganga, that is considered holy ? 'Jal' from Ganga river is carried as a symbol of pilgrimage ?

    Who are these dead anyway ? The pilgrims who went to holy places and died there ? Do we need heaven at such a state ? If the pilgrimage centers have no system to list the inmates and inform their family of the demise of a member, why is the government dedicating such a huge revenue for this purpose ? Just to prepare meals to the visiting worshipers ?

    When will we be responsible ? If we aren't responsible, how can we expect the nation to develop ?

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