Another youth is feared to have met his watery grave in Ganga in Rishikesh as he was swept away by the strong eddies to the danger zones while he was bathing on Monday.
His body was yet to be traced till the time of the report being filed. It is learnt that his friend was shooting a video while he was bathing and giving him poses. Finding him being swept away by the current of the river, his friend called the water police. However, by the time they reached the spot the youth was swept away to the danger zones.
It is learnt from police that both the deceased and his friend are tourist guides who came along with a group of tourists who came from Aman Vihar in Delhi. After the tourists checked in a hotel the duo went to lakshman Jhula for bathing in the Ganga.
While Kundan Singh, aged around 25, was bathing his friend Karamveer Singh was shooting a video. Police said that while Kundan was posing for the video suddenly he screamed.
Karamveer immediately called the water police. lakshman Jhula police and water police rushed to the spot and conducted rescue operation.
But the body remained untraced till Monday evening. lakshman Jhula police station officer Pradeep Rana said that family members of the youth who is feared to have drowned have been informed about the incident.