80 bodies found in Ganga in UP, Bihar

Local administration fished at least 70 corpses out of the Ganga in Bihar’s Buxar district on Tuesday and residents spotted 12 dead bodies floating in the same river upstream in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur district, triggering probes and speculation that the bodies belonged to Covid patients. Buxar district magistrate (DM) Aman Samir said 71 bodies were recovered in Chausa village, a day after 30 corpses were seen floating in the river at the same spot. At least 12 bodies were found floating in Bara and Gahmar areas of Ghazipur district of UP.