EXCLUSIVE: Body of man carried in garbage vehicle in Uttar Pradesh; video goes viral

In an incident reflective of complete lack of sensitivity on the part of Uttar Pradesh Police, the body of an unidentified man was carried for autopsy in a garbage disposal vehicle. The matter came to light after a video of the said incident went viral on social media.

Balrampur (Uttar Pradesh):In a bizarre incident in Uttar Pradesh's Balrampur district, the body of an unidentified man was taken for post-mortem in a municipality garbage vehicle on Thursday. The matter came to light after a video of the inhumane incident went viral on social media platforms.

This comes a day after former Law Minister, Ashwini Kumar, wrote a letter to the Chief Justice of India, requesting to take suo moto notice of the matters pertaining to dignified cremation/burial of the dead bodies to ensure citizens' Right to die with dignity.

According to the reports, locals informed the police about an unidentified body lying on the road near Utraula chowk here. Subsequently, the Utraula police Station House Officer (SHO) R K Raman directed the officials to identify the person. Later, the deceased was identified as Jhinkin, a resident of Shaudaura village which comes under Shadullahnagar police station. The SHO ordered the officials to transport the body of the deceased on the municipality's garbage vehicle.

Asked about it, Balrampur SP Dev Ranjan Verma said that a probe has been ordered into the incident. "It came to my notice after a video of the incident went viral on social media platforms. I discussed it with the District Magistrate and also have ordered a probe into the incident, said Balrampur SP to ETV Bharat.

He further maintained that even if the body was infected with coronavirus, there is a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the decomposition of the body. Those who were involved in lifting the dead bodies should have been wearing the prescribed Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kit. I have ordered to take action against those who were involved in the horrific incident. Those who were involved in the incident will be penalised soon", added Verma.