Jagatsinghpur: Two brothers drowned in Devi river at Baredia village in Jagatsinghpur district on Tuesday during 10th day post death rituals of their relative.
The deceased have been identified as Rinku Pal and Swadesh Pal.
According to reports, Satya Narayan Pal of Baredia village had died in an accident on October 8. Satya Narayan who was working with the BSF as a jawan died in an accident while he was on a visit to his village. His 10th day post death rituals was being conducted on the banks of Devi river today and several of his relatives were present.
Rinku, Swadesh and another relative of Satyanarayan while taking a bath in the river were swept away. They were rescued by the people present there. The health condition of Rinku and Swadesh was in a bad shape after their rescue. They were rushed to the Govt Hospital at Adaspur. However, they were declared ‘brought dead’ by the doctors at the hospital.
