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The old man is dead. A crowd gathered there.
On Monday, an elderly person died due to drowning in a canal in Dharara Wing No. 11 in Raghopur Police Station area of ​​Supaul. As soon as information about the incident was received, local people and the police department arrived at the scene. The rescue lasted about five hours. Parsa Village under Kishanpur Police Station Area.
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The deceased has been identified as 60-year-old Sadanand Jha, a resident of Dehrahara District No. 11 in Raghupur police station area. The relatives of the deceased, Saurav Jha, Pooja Kumari, Puneet Jha said that Sadanand Jha left his house near early morning and went to Gamhariya sub-branch canal to wash his hands and face.
Missing due to strong current
He fell into the ditch when his feet slipped on the banks of the ditch. As soon as the old man fell, the people in the vicinity raised an alarm and immediately tried to save him. But, due to the strong flow of canal water, they drowned and disappeared. At the same time, when some of the villagers saw a body in a ditch in Parsa village in the Kisanpur police station area, they immediately informed the police.
File photo of the deceased.
Police and family members of the elderly arrived at the scene, where the body was identified as Sadanand Jha. The Raghopur administration and NDRF team remained busy searching for the body in the canal for 5 hours after the incident. The Kisanpur police took the body into custody and started further operations. An investigation into the incident has begun.
The family members say that the accident happened because there were no safety measures along the canal. He appealed to the government to install security walls or barriers along the banks of the canal, so that such incidents can be prevented in the future.
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