Patna High Court raps Bihar government over widely differing COVID toll
The Hindu
One affidavit mentioned 6 deaths while another spoke of 789 cremations at just one ghat in Buxar
The Patna High Court on Monday expressed concern over inconsistency in the death toll presented by government officials in two separate affidavits. The court then told the government to file fresh affidavits with verified figures within two days. While hearing a bunch of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petitions over the pandemic and its management, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice S. Kumar observed, “We’re aghast at the way in which the two separate affidavits with two different figures of deaths in Buxar district are being filed before the court. The court deserves the correct and verified figures from the government”. The court has been monitoring COVID-19 management in the State for last several days. The two separate affidavits of deaths in Buxar district, where recently as many as , were filed by the State chief secretary and Patna divisional commissioner.
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