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Due to lack of adequate arrangements to keep dead bodies in hospitals, the government has started burying them under the ground by keeping them in ‘airtight bags’. This process has been started by arranging a place in the forest area near Devghat.

The police has prepared a portal to identify the dead bodies. In this, pictures of dead bodies have been made public. The bodies are badly mutilated. Police spokesperson Avinarayan Kafle said that the 22 identified bodies have been handed over to their families.

According to spokesperson Kafle, since very few bodies have been identified, it has now been decided to ensure identification through DNA testing.

For this, DNA samples of all the dead bodies are being taken and they are being buried. He told that ‘as per the provisions of unrecognizable and unclaimed dead body management, based on the decision of the District Security Committee, the dead bodies are being kept in airtight bags and buried under the ground.

Spokesperson Kafle said that by burying them in this way, the bodies will be safe and if identified in future, they can be taken out and handed over to their families.

He said, “If information about identification of the dead body is received through photo or other means and citizens contact the help desk.

He said that each of the bodies which could not be identified has been given a different symbol or code number.

According to the police, the signal or code number of each body is being recorded below and above the ground while burying the dead bodies in a dignified and safe manner under the ground at the designated place.

Also, GPS location, photographs, map and other detailed descriptions of the place where the body was buried are also being recorded. After matching the DNA sample of the family member of the concerned person, arrangements have been made to remove the body from the ground and hand it over to the family after completing the necessary legal process.

Spokesperson Kafle said, “Some people may find it wrong to hear about the body being buried. But it is a safe method accepted at the international level. All records are kept safe so that the family can get the body if there is a DNA match in the future.”

Preparation for management of dead bodies in Nawalparasi East also
Similarly, in Nawalparasi East also, preparations are being made to bury the bodies which have not been identified in the forest area. According to Superintendent of Police Yuvraj Khadka, the work of collecting samples for DNA testing has been started.

Two places have been identified here for the management of dead bodies. At present, the bodies found in Nawalparasi have been kept in hospitals of Nawalparasi East and Nawalparasi West as well as Pokhara, Rupandehi and Kapilvastu districts.

According to police chiefs of both the districts, a total of 223 bodies had been recovered till Saturday evening.

According to Nawalparasi West police chief, Superintendent of Police Ram Bahadur KC, 54 complete bodies were found in the area of ​​the district. Apart from this, 25 body parts have also been recovered.

At the same time, 169 bodies were recovered in Nawalparasi East till Saturday evening. Four of these bodies have been identified. According to Superintendent of Police Yuvraj Khadka, three of these bodies have been handed over to the relatives, while one body is in the process of being handed over.

According to him, 41 bodies have been sent to Pokhara, while the remaining bodies are kept in two hospitals in the district.

Demand for mobile freezers and refrigerated trucks from the international community
Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal said that the government has requested the international community to provide mobile freezers, refrigerated trucks and equipment for rapid forensic and DNA testing of dead bodies to keep the bodies safe.

“There is a danger of the dead bodies getting perishable. Therefore, talks are underway with neighboring countries and the international community through diplomatic missions to arrange refrigerated trucks,” he said.