Elderly man in UP carries wife's body on cycle as villagers prevent cremation over fears of Covid

In a heartrending incident in Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur, an elderly man was forced to carry the body of his deceased wife on a bicycle for hours in search of a place to cremate her.

In a heartrending incident in Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur, an elderly man was forced to carry the body of his deceased wife on a bicycle for hours in search of a place to cremate her. Photos have now emerged of the man sitting on the roadside to rest while the body of the woman lies on the road along with the bicycle. Locals of the village in Jaunpur did not allow the funeral of the woman fearing coronavirus. The administration, however, has not confirmed if she was Covid positive.