Two drown while bathing in dam (Image used for representative purpose only)
LATEHAR: Two persons drowned while bathing in a dam reservoir in Jharkhand’s Latehar district, police said on Sunday. The incident took place at Gamhariya Dam around 5.30 pm on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Vishal Parahiya (18) and Manoj Parahiya (32), both residents of Natwabar Tola in Barwadih. “Both the victims belonged to the Parahiya community. They had gone to the dam to take a bath and drowned,” said Yakin Ansari, the officer in charge of the Chhipadohar police station. “The bodies of both have been sent for autopsy. A case of an unnatural death has been registered,” he added.