Shahjahanpur (UP), Aug 10 (PTI) A 35-year-old woman died after being swept away in the strong current of the Ganga River in Shahjahanpur district on Sunday, police said.
Roli, her husband, and her four-year-old son were returning home on a motorcycle after celebrating Raksha Bandhan when they were swept in a flooded Ganga.
Divers were able to rescue the husband, Paan Singh, but Roli died, Additional Superintendent of Police (Rural) Diksha Bhaware told PTI.
“Her four-year-old son Kaju is yet to be traced. Our divers are making continuous efforts,” she said.
The incident took place around 4 pm on the Shamshabad Dhai Ghat road at the Bharatpur culvert.
The road, submerged in about two feet of water from a swollen Ganga, has been closed for traffic. PTI COR NAV VN VN
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