Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh): Four persons, including a Rapid Action Force (RAF) jawan, drowned in the river Ganga on Wednesday morning in Prayagraj district, police officials said. The incident occurred at the Phaphamau ghat when one Umesh Kumesh Yadav, an RAF, jawan, along with his son Vivek Raj (12), daughter Sweety (8), and his neighbour's Abhay Pratap Singh's son Abhinav (10) had gone to river Ganga to take a bath, they added.
According to police, while bathing, the three children ventured into deeper water and drowned. When they cried for help, Umesh rushed to the children in a bid to save them, but in the process, he himself got drowned.
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"After much effort, the divers managed to pull out three bodies from the river. The bodies of Umesh Kumar Yadav, Vivek Raj, and Abhinav have been recovered. They will now be sent for post-mortem. Search is on to trace Umesh's daughter," Assistant Commissioner of Police (Shivkuti) Rajesh Kumar Yadav said.
He added that the bodies will be handed over to family members after the completion of the post-mortem. Umesh was posted at the 101 Battalion located in Shantipuras Colony. A pall of gloom has spread in the area where Umesh resided and among his colleagues. On May 20, as many as 19 persons drowned in different incidents that took place in separate districts of Uttar Pradesh.
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