Bhubaneswar: The body of a minor boy who went missing in Kuakhai river on Saturday, has been retrieved today from the river in Bhubaneswar.
The 14-year-old boy Ashutosh Swain had gone to the river along with his friends to catch fish. When he failed to return home by evening, his worried family launched a search. They eventually filed a missing person complaint at the Mancheswar police station.
After an extensive search operation lasting several hours, personnel from the Fire Services recovered the boy’s body from the river around 2 a.m.
Ashutosh was the only son of local media personality Linkan Swain. His sudden death has left his parents in profound grief and shock.
Police have begun an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
