Deoria, Sep 29 (UNI) Three youths are feared to have drowned in the Saryu River in Uttar Pradesh’s Deoria district while collecting water for a religious ritual, an administrative official confirmed today.
According to Barhaj Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Vipin Dwivedi, the incident occurred near Narchua village, where an idol of Goddess Durga had been installed as part of ongoing festivities.
The youths had gone to the river to fill kalash (sacred vessels) when they reportedly went missing in the water. Rescue operations are currently underway.
“At around 10 am, while filling water from the Saryu River at Gaura Ghat in Barhaj, Vivek Kumar (19), Ranjeet (16), Shekhar (15) and Ganguly (15) slipped into deep water and started drowning.”
He said that Ganguly was rescued by people present there, but Vivek, Ranjeet and Shekhar drowned in the deep water.
He said upon receiving information about the incident, the police reached the spot and a search for the drowned people had been started.
“The three have not been found yet. They are being searched with the help of divers,” he said.
