In a widely circulated video captured by a passerby, three uniformed police officers in Bihar State’s Muzaffarpur district can be seen carrying a severely injured accident victim to a bridge railing.
The disturbing footage shows the officers pushing the victim’s body over the edge into the water below. The video, posted on October 8, 2023, has gained significant attention on social media.
Rakesh Kumar, a Senior Superintendent of Police in Muzaffarpur district, has acknowledged the officers’ grave error and confirmed their suspension. He explained that the accident victim had sustained severe injuries in a collision with a speeding truck.
Due to the extensive damage to the lower half of the body, they disposed of that portion in the canal while sending the upper half for post-mortem examination. The identity of the elderly victim remains unknown.
Bihar police throws the accident’s victims dead body into a nearby canal. Bihar is achieving a new low every day. This is just jungleraaz, treating humans like animals.
At a time when Bharat is developing into a Vishwaguru, the Bihar government is trying its best to tarnish the… pic.twitter.com/mwifTLolxX
— Indian Right Wing Community (@indianrightwing) October 9, 2023
The body has now been taken out of the canal, even as the identity of the victim is yet to be established.