This tradition of throwing dead bodies is there only in UP....it is considered that the dead will attain heaven if their bodies are thrown in ganga..it was widely practised once upon a time in UP but in recent times it has reduced due to strict measures from govt.
UP, Bihar , Bengal , MP, chattisgarh, orissa are a different world from the rest of india.
Its really sad there is a lot of disparity between states that belong to the same country.
Only in UP???
Over 100 bodies thrown in Bihar
Buxar news: Bodies of suspected Covid-19 victims found floating in Ganges in Bihar | Patna News - Times of India
Though Buxar district administration claimed that the bodies are from neighbouring Uttar Pradesh, locals claimed many people from villages situated on
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