Body of a youth who was swept away by the current of a river five days ago was fished out near Rampur Raighati on Thursday. Police have handed over the body to the family members of the deceased.
Nasim (28) son of Farukh resident of Bhogpur village under laksar police station of the district had gone to his field to bring fodder on August 1. As he was filing a pitcher with water while standing on the bank of a river he lost balance and fell in it. He was swept away by the strong eddies of the rain-fed river. His family members informed the police.
Team of the police and NDRF divers launched the search drive but they failed to find out the body. However, on Thursday evening, the body was fished out at Rampur Raighati.As the bereaved family insisted the body being handed over to them sans autopsy police approached the district magistrate. DM having given the nod, the body was handed over to the family members, said the in- charge of Bhikampur police chowki Madan Mohan Bhatt.