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The Latest: 100s of bodies found buried on India riverbanks

| May 16, 2021 3:06 AM

Police are reaching out to villagers in northern India to investigate the recovery of bodies buried in shallow sand graves or washing up on the Ganges River banks. There’s been speculation on social media that they are the remains of COVID-19 victims.

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