
While this image is old, there have been several reports of nearly 100 unidentified bodies found floating in the Ganga. It is Indian custom not to cremate unwed girls, and many poor people cannot afford cremation.” Livement had reported in 2015 that “officials do not suspect a crime, and instead believe the dead were given water burials. “Scavenger dogs and crow gather around dead human bodies that are floating in Ganga river near Pariyar in Unnao,” reads its description on Getty Images adding, “In a curious case, over 100 bodies have been fished out from river Ganga in this area of Uttar Pradesh over the past two days, prompting the Centre to rush a team of officials to enquire the reason behind it.” The photograph was shot by Amit Yadav. The photograph dates back to January 14, 2015. Daman and Diu Congress Sevadal May 12, 2021ĪAP leader Sushil Kumar Gupta had also shared the picture but later took it down. A photograph of scavenger dogs and crowd gathered around dead bodies floating on a water body has been shared amid reports of dead bodies of suspected COVID victims found floating on the banks of river Ganga in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.ĭaman and Diu Congress Seva Dal had posted the picture on May 12.
