Dehradun/Bajpur:- The dead body of an army jawan who drowned in Gullabhoj river in Udham Singh Nagar has been recovered. This morning, the SDRF team pulled it out of the river after a lot of struggle. At present, further action is being taken by taking the dead body into custody.
According to the information, on June 22, the police had received a tip that a jawan posted in the army had drowned in the Gullabhoj river in the Bajpur area. On receiving this information, SDRF i.e. State Disaster Response Force personnel immediately reached the spot along with a police team. The rescue operation was carried out, but due to the darkness and strong current, nothing was found of the drowned jawan. In such a situation, the rescue had to be stopped.
The jawan, who was a resident of Bengaluru, was rescued again this morning. In which the team succeeded and the body of the drowned jawan was recovered and handed over to the district police. The jawan who drowned in the Gularbhoj river was identified as Himanshu Mishra, a resident of Bengaluru (Karnataka). Himanshu was posted in the Army Supply Corps of the Indian Army. Who were currently serving in Haldwani. He was transferred to Haldwani some time ago.
On June 22, a man was reported to have drowned in the river. His body was recovered from the river today. At present, the body has been handed over to the district police for further action.” – Surendra Singh, District Magistrate, SDRF Bajpur
Avoid going to the river channels in the rains: Let me tell you that due to continuous rains in Uttarakhand, the river channels are on the rise. The administration is constantly appealing to those bathing and rafting in rivers to exercise caution. Such incidents have happened many times before, in which many people have lost their lives. Now the rainy season has started. In such a situation, avoid bathing in ponds, rivers, drains or ponds.
