# Ghaziabad cops cremate missing man despite police notice, inquiry ordered 2026-10-31T05:36:51+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Senior police officials in Ghaziabad have ordered an inquiry after a 69-year-old man, Purushottam Yadav, went missing, died in a road accident, and was cremated as ‘unidentified’ by police despite a missing-person complaint and a notice bearing his photograph. Yadav left home in Lal Kuan on 29 September. His son filed a missing complaint at Wave City police station on 1 October. An unidentified vehicle hit Yadav near DPS Crossing, Vijay Nagar on 2 October. He died on 6 October, and Vijay Nagar police cremated his body as ‘unidentified’ on 10 October. The family learned of the cremation on 14 October. A notice with Yadav’s photo had been pasted at Vijay Nagar police station on 6 October, but officers did not match it with the missing report. The family met senior officials on Thursday, 29 October. Assistant commissioner of police (ACP) of Kavi Nagar, Abhay Rajendra Daga, has been directed to conduct an inquiry. ACP Priyashri Pal of Wave City Circle said all required procedures were followed from her end. ACP Daga said the inquiry report will be submitted to senior officials as directed. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both Hindustan Times and Times of India report the same sequence of events: a 69-year-old man went missing, his family filed a complaint, and police later cremated his body as ‘unidentified’ despite sharing a notice with his photograph. Hindustan Times leads with the police-ordered inquiry, presenting the incident as a procedural failure under investigation. Times of India leads with the family’s allegation of negligence, emphasising the emotional cost, the loss of the chance to perform last rites. Both outlets attribute the inquiry to ACP Abhay Rajendra Daga and note a report due within three days. The coverage is uniform wire-copy reporting, the only framing difference is which element each outlet front-loaded. The concrete next step is the inquiry report due from the Kavi Nagar ACP within three days of 29 October. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - hindustantimes.com (neutral report) Leads with police order for inquiry - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Leads with family's allegation of negligence This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Abhay Rajendra Daga, Ghaziabad, Purushottam Yadav Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/ghaziabad-cops-cremate-missing-man-despite-police-notice-inquiry-ordered/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/ghaziabad-cops-cremate-missing-man-despite-police-notice-inquiry-ordered/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/