Video Shows Bodies Being Burnt with Tyres and Petrol in Uttar Pradesh, Action Ordered

Date:

The incident apparently took place on Madeghat in Phephna in Ballia district on Monday.

Five policemen have been sent to the lines after a video went viral in which bodies were being cremated with tyres and petrol in the presence of the police personnel

BALLIA, UTTAR PRADESH — Five policemen have been sent to the lines after a video went viral in which bodies were being cremated with tyres and petrol in the presence of the police personnel.

The incident apparently took place on Madeghat in Phephna in Ballia district on Monday.

After the video went viral, SP Ballia Vipin Tada sent five policemen, who had been entrusted the task of getting the bodies cremated, to the lines. He has also ordered an inquiry into the incident. The inquiry will be conducted by an additional SP rank officer.

In the video clip, the policemen are seen standing while a man pours petrol into a heap of burning tyres where the bodies were placed.

Sources said that the bodies were in an advanced stage of decomposition and firewood was not available nearby.

The incident was in violation of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s directive that all bodies must be given a dignified cremation/burial. — IANS

theclarionindia
theclarionindiahttps://clarionindia.net
Clarion India - News, Views and Insights about Indian Muslims, Dalits, Minorities, Women and Other Marginalised and Dispossessed Communities.

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

Share post:

Subscribe

spot_imgspot_img

Popular

More like this
Related

Security Beefed up Ahead of INDIA Bloc Protest in Delhi

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday had said...

UN Expert Says She Faces Threats after Israel-Gaza Genocide Report

GENEVA - A United Nations expert who published a report saying...

ICJ Tells Israel to Ensure Urgent Assistance in Gaza

THE HAGUE - The world’s top court on Thursday...

Mukhtar Ansari Dies in Banda Jail, Security Tightened in UP

Ansari had earlier told the court that he was...