Bhubaneswar: At least three persons, including a bank official, drowned while taking bath after celebrating Holi in separate incidents in Odisha on Wednesday.
A man, who worked in private bank, drowned while taking bath in Kharasrota river after the celebration of Holi in Byasanagar area of Jajpur district in the afternoon.
The deceased has been identified as Sangram Ajitabh Das (40) of Padmapur area under Jajpur Road police limits.
His body has been seized by the police sent for postmortem. Police launched probe into the incident.
In another incident, a young man died after drowning while bathing in Brahmani River at Khari Padia in Jajpur after celebrating the festival of colours. The deceased has been identified as Hiranya Kumar Behuria of Bari area.
Similarly, a minor boy drowned while bathing in Mahanadi in Baramba area of Cuttack district after celebrating the festival.
The minor boy was swept away by the strong currents while bathing near a bridge in the afternoon. On being informed, the Fire Service personnel reached the spot and rescued the boy before rushing him to a nearby hospital. However, he was declared dead on arrival by the doctors.
