Bihar shocker: Cops caught dumping accident victim’s body into canal; suspended
Monday, 9 October 2023 (11:57 IST)
Three police personnel were suspended after viral video caught them dumping a road accident victim in a canal in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district.
In the video that is circulating on social media, these officers can be seen dragging a lifeless body of a man, covered in blood, before dumping it into the canal. The video sparked outrage and condemnation for police's conduct and empathy towards the deceased individual.
Shameful act of Bihar Police, picking up the dead body of a person killed in a road accident and throwing it in the canal.pic.twitter.com/AX1OvUoInt
Speaking on the incident, Muzaffarpur DSP, East Range, Shaharyar Akhtar said the police received the news of death of a person in the road accident on October 8, prompting the OP in charge to promptly reach the scene. However, some of the victim's body parts and clothing were left stuck to the road after the accident, making it impossible to retrieve them for a proper postmortem examination. So, they sent whatever remained in a recoverable condition for postmortem, while the rest of the victim's remains were disposed of in the canal.
सोशल मीडिया पर वायरल हो रहे वीडियो के अद्यतन के संदर्भ में सहरियार अख़्तर, पुलिस उपाधीक्षक, पूर्वी का बयान....
वीडियो में दिख रहे तीनों पुलिसकर्मियों को प्रथम दृष्टया दोषी माना गया हैं। जिसमें चालक सिपाही को
(1) pic.twitter.com/NYZT89stf8
Furthermore, the police stressed that they are investigating the authenticity of the viral video and have vowed to take stringent action against those responsible if any wrongdoing is established.
