Bihar spreads net in Ganga to catch bodies floating in from U.P.
The Hindu
71 bodies that were retrieved on Monday-Tuesday had washed ashore at downstream Chausa village from eastern U.P. districts: Bihar officials
A day after from the Ganga at Chausa in Buxar district of Bihar, the authorities on Wednesday spread a big net in the river to catch bodies floating in from the neighbouring Uttar Pradesh. Taking cognizance of the bodies being found floating in the river, the Patna High Court asked the State government to file an affidavit on it by Thursday. Earlier, the Buxar district authorities said 71 bodies that were retrieved on Monday-Tuesday had washed ashore at downstream Chausa village from the neighbouring districts of eastern U.P. However, officials of that State had denied the claim.More Related News