Amid this, several unidentified and partially burnt bodies were spotted floating in the Yamuna river in Uttar Pradesh's Hamirpur. On Sunday (May 9), some residents spotted the bodies floating in River Yamuna and alerted the police. In a similar incident in Bihar's Buxar, the administration on Monday found at least 45 dead bodies, most in a decomposed stage, in the Ganga. Ashok Kumar, the Block Development Officer of Chausa in the district, said that the administration has spotted 45 dead bodies at Mahadev Ghat. We have deployed guards at Mahadev Ghat and cremations of dead bodies are underway," he said.

Source: dna May 11, 2021 07:07 UTC