Bhubaneswar: In a tragic incident, a couple from Andhra Pradesh drowned in the Baitarani River near Barahanath in Jajpur district on Thursday.
As per reports, the couple had come to Jajpur to have darshan of Goddess Maa Biraja. They had gone to take a bath in the Baitarani River near Barahanath when they drowned. They were rescued in a critical condition by the Fire Services personnel and rushed to the Jajpur District Headquarters Hospital (DHH), where doctors declared them brought dead.
The incident has cast a pall of gloom in the locality. A moment of pilgrimage and leisure turned into a tragedy, leaving everyone shocked.
