Jajpur : Youth drowns in village pond

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Jajpur : In a tragic incident, a youth drowned in a pond at Chanchina village under Mangalpur police station limits in Odisha’s Jajpur district on Wednesday.

The deceased has been identified as Pabitra Rout, son of Gourasyam Rout of the village.

According to reports, Pabitra had gone to a nearby pond to attend nature’s call early in morning. However, he didn’t return home. Worried over his whereabouts, family members started searching him with the help of the villagers.

Later, the villagers spotted his dress and shoes near the village pond. They immediately informed the local police and fire officials.

After hours long of search operation, Pabitra was fished out of the pond and rushed to the District Headquarter Hospital here where the doctors declared him ‘brought dead’.

Though the exact cause of the death was yet to be ascertained, it was suspected that he fell into the deep water and drowned.

A pall of gloom has descended upon the villagers after the sad demise of the youth.

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