Rourkela: A minor girl is feared drowned in river Brahmani at Rourkela today.
The minor girl identified as Puja Singh (13) along with her friends Shahrukh Khan (17), Nasir Khan (12), and Rahul Singh (14) all from Basanti Colony Malgodown slum had gone to river Brahmani at around 2 PM to take bath, reports said.
While they were bathing, they were swept away by the current in the river. Some local youths who saw them being swept away managed to rescue three of them. However, Puja remains missing, reports added.
On being informed Fire Service personnel have launched a search operation to rescue Puja but she still remains untraceable, the reports stated.