Guwahati: Ahead of Independence Day, a youth was allegedly swept away into the Brahmaputra River on Sunday.
As per reports, the incident happened in Guwahati’s Pandu ghat. The youth fell into the river while filming a video on his smartphone.
The youth has been identified as Bishal Ghosh, a citizen of the Pandu neighbourhood of the city and a resident of Boripara.
Reportedly, Jalukbari police reached the spot immediately after receiving the information about the incident.
Additionally, the police stated that the youth has not been found yet.
As per the official said, “At around 3.10 pm today, the Jalukbari OC informed that a youth at Pandu Ghat fell into the Brahmaputra and was washed away. We immediately rushed to the spot. We identified the victim as Bishal Ghosh, son of late Munna Ghosh, a resident of Boripara.”
“The SDRF team has reached and have sent out search parties. We will continue the search and if the boy is not found today, search operations will be resumed tomorrow,” he added.
The police official later mentioned, “Last year, in a similar incident, four youths had fallen into the river. We recovered the bodies of three, while the fourth person was never found.”
He also urged people to not get too close to the shores as it can spell danger for them.
“Sometimes when out on patrol duty, we try to stop people from coming here, but they do to either wash their clothes or take a bath. This can be really dangerous,” he said.
Meanwhile, a search team of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) has initiated a lookout for the youth.