Dead Bodies
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Delhi shocker: Decomposed body wrapped in tape found near Hindon canal in Ghazipur
Delhi | Oct 12, 2025, 05:47 PM ISTDelhi shocker: Preliminary investigations indicate that the victim was likely murdered at a different location and his body subsequently dumped near the Hindon Canal. Authorities are actively working on identifying the deceased by cross-referencing records from nearby police stations.
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Bodies of 3 climbers including Pakistan's Muhammad Ali Sadpara found on K2
World | Jul 27, 2021, 06:50 AM ISTApart from Muhammad Ali Sadpara, the bodies of Iceland's John Snorri and Chile's Juan Pablo Mohr were also found on K2.
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Rains expose more graves in UP's Prayagraj, officials hold cremations
India | Jun 24, 2021, 11:25 PM ISTThe increasing water level has exposed the bodies buried in the sands, and the authorities have been working overtime to fish out the bodies and cremate them.
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UP: Two bodies spotted on Ganga bank in Ballia
India | May 17, 2021, 07:30 PM ISTTwo bodies were spotted on the bank of the Ganga at a village here, police said on Monday. Last week, Ballia residents had claimed that over 50 corpses were seen floating in the river in the district, triggering suspicion that these were of COVID patients.
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Centre asks UP, Bihar to prevent dumping of dead bodies in Ganga
India | May 16, 2021, 07:36 PM ISTThe Centre directed Uttar Pradesh and Bihar on Sunday to prevent dumping of dead bodies in the Ganga and its tributaries, and focus on their safe disposal and a dignified cremation after corpses were seen floating in these rivers following a spurt in the number of coronavirus cases.
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Has Covid situation in villages gone out of control? Watch Muqabla
News | May 15, 2021, 08:31 PM ISTPeople living near the banks of the Ganga in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur once again witnessed the ghastly sight of dead bodies washing up on the ghats of the river on Saturday. Similar scenes were witnessed on Tuesday in the same area, a day after bodies of suspected Covid patients washed up on banks of Ganga in Bihar's Buxar district.
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Centre asks states to check future incidences of people dumping bodies in Ganga, its tributaries
India | May 11, 2021, 11:39 PM ISTIn a letter to District Ganga Committees which are chaired by district magistrates or collectors, the National Mission for Clean Ganga- the apex body that monitors rejuvenation of the river and its tributaries- also asked the authorities to dispose unidentified bodies of suspected COVID victims in accordance with safety protocols.
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Human corpses float, pile up at Ganga bank, this time in Uttar Pradesh
India | May 11, 2021, 01:07 PM ISTThe incident of floating and piling up of corpses in Bihar sparked fears about the scale of the COVID-19 crisis in the country. Authorities believe the relatives of those who succumbed to the virus, may not have been able to find space for the last.
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Kandivali: 661 bodies cremated in the month of May
News | Jun 13, 2020, 02:13 PM ISTMumbai on Friday recorded 90 more COVID-19 fatalities, its second-highest single-day jump, taking the death toll to 2,044. On a day when Maharashtra crossed one lakh cases. Over all 661 bodies cremated in Kandivali in the month of May.
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Dahisar: Long que of ambulances with dead bodies await last rites
News | Jun 13, 2020, 02:17 PM ISTMumbai is currently facing a serious problem of dead bodies due to widespread of coronavirus. long que of ambulances with dead bodies await last rite in Dahisar.
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Dadar: 22 cremations in last 24 hours in Shivaji Park electric crematorium
News | Jun 13, 2020, 01:40 PM ISTThe situation at major crematoriums like Shivaji Park also remains the same. There are two electric machines for the disposal of a body that is brought in a body bag. Family members not allowed to open the bag.
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Andheri West: 20 dead bodies burried in Oshiwara Kabristan
News | Jun 13, 2020, 02:17 PM ISTAs coronavirus case cross 1 lakh mark in Mumbai. Cremation of bodies is becoming a problem. 20 dead bodies burried in Oshiwara Kabristan while some are seen waiting for their turn.
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Coronavirus Outbreak: Dead bodies becoming a cause of concern for Mumbai
News | Jun 13, 2020, 12:20 PM ISTThe bodies of COVID-19 patients are emerging as the biggest problem in Mumbai even as BMC is battling the deadly pandemic.
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Video of mismanagement of dead bodies emerges from Kolkata; Guv expresses concern
News | Jun 13, 2020, 11:00 AM ISTThe video also showed protests by locals of Garia, a suburb in the southern fringes of the city where the incident had allegedly taken place, who claimed that the bodies were of coronavirus victims.
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High Court takes note of dalits 'dropping' their dead into river due to blocked access to cremation ground
India | Aug 22, 2019, 11:29 PM ISTTaking cognisance of a media report on the blocked access to the cremation ground due to encroachments, a bench of justices S Manikumar and Subramonium Prasad sought the state government's stand on the issue.
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ITBP climbers recover 7 bodies near Nanda Devi peak
India | Jun 23, 2019, 09:21 PM ISTA 10-member team of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) dug out the seven bodies, including that of a woman mountaineer, from under the snow, DIG A P S Nimbadia said.
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Varanasi flyover mishap: Hospital staff demand Rs 300 to handover dead bodies to victim families
India | May 16, 2018, 12:08 PM ISTFifteen people were killed and 11 injured after portion of an under-construction flyover in Varanasi collapsed on Tuesday.
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Tawang crash: Furore over soldiers' bodies sent in plastic sacks, Army calls it 'aberration'
India | Oct 08, 2017, 10:54 PM ISTTwo days after seven military personnel were killed in a helicopter crash in Tawang, purported images of their bodies being transferred in cardboard boxes surfaced on Sunday, triggering an outrage
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A burial machine that freezes the corpse and convert it into dust. Know more about it here
Blah | May 13, 2017, 04:26 PM ISTPromession is the eco-friendly way to dispose the dead bodies.
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Report of 150 Indian dead bodies lying in Saudi Arabia ‘misleading’: MEA
India | Dec 24, 2016, 07:42 AM ISTThe Ministry of External Affairs on Friday rubbished the media report that at least 150 bodies of residents of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have piled up in Saudi Arabia's morgue's for nearly a year, saying figures are “misleading".