Kanwariya goes missing at Bhadimula Ghat of the Mahanadi River

Cuttack: A Bol Bom devotee (kanwariya) went missing reportedly after being swept away while lifting water from the Bhadimula Ghat of the Mahanadi River in Cuttack this evening.

A total of 10 kanwariyas were reportedly lifting water from the Bhadimula Ghat for the jalalagi rituals in view of the third Monday of the Shravana Month tomorrow. However, three of them were swept away by the heavy current of water.

The other kanwariyas soon swung into action and could manage to rescue only two of them, while the third one went missing. Then they informed the fire service personnel about the matter.

A team of firefighters from Chauliaganj reached at the Bhadimula Ghat and started a search operation to trace the missing Bol Bom devotee, who is identified as 22-year-old Biswajeet Behera of Tinigharia in Cuttack district.