Two Drown in Separate Incidents During Holi Celebrations in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Two persons including a youth and a minor drowned during Holi celebrations in separate incidents in Odisha.

A youth drowned while taking a bath in a pond to wash off colours after playing Holi at Karamuan village of Salepur in Cuttack district. The identity of the youth is yet to be ascertained.

The youth had gone to the pond to wash off the Holi colours. When he did not return home for a long time, his family members searched for him. His body was found in the pond.

In the other mishap, a minor boy drowned while taking a bath after playing Holi at Katkula village under Paradeep police station limits.

Locals rescued the child and rushed him to the hospital where he was declared dead.