PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 4 -- In an act that may seem like a mockery of the plight of thousands of people displaced by floods in Prayagraj, a video shows a sub-inspector of the Uttar Pradesh Police performing a ritualistic welcome to "Maa Ganga" (Mother Ganga) as the floodwaters reach the doorstep of his home here.

In the video, sub-inspector Chandradeep Nishad, a resident of Mori locality in Daraganj area of the city, is seen dressed in his uniform and pouring milk and offering rose petals while chanting "Jai Ganga Maiya main dhann ho gaya ki aap mere darbar pe aashirwad dene aaye" (Hail Mother Ganga, I feel blessed that you arrived at my home to bless me.) He is seen barefoot while performing the rituals.

The sub-inspector can be further heard...