Bhubaneswar: One student died after being drowned in the Brudha River during immersion of the Ganesh idol at Tirtol in Jagatsinghpur district, on Monday. Another student also became critical in the mishap.
The deceased Ritesh Swain is a Plus II student of Adikabi Sarala Das College from Mangarajpur. On the other hand, Ritesh’s friend S Ravi Kiran from Bharala village is battling for his life at the Jagatsinghpur District Headquarters Hospital.
According to sources, a group of students from a computer training centre had gone to Brudha River to immerse the idol. As they were carrying the idol to the river, one of them slipped and it led to the drowning of Ritesh, Ravi Kiran and another student.
Locals rushed to their rescue and managed to pull them out. Ritesh and Ravi Kiran were rushed to the Manijang Hospital where Ritesh was declared dead. S. Ravi Kiran, however, was later shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital in Jagatsinghpur for further treatment.
Meanwhile, Tirtol police launched an investigation into the incident.
