A youth was swept away in a drain passing through Katara in Ward-85 of the state capital.
On Monday night, he was crossing the drain with two others. Both his companions escaped but he was swept away. The search was started again on Tuesday morning. The body of the youth was found stuck in the bushes about 1 km away from where he was swept away.
Councilor representative Virendra Singh Rajput said, the youth was also stopped by his friends to cross the drain, but he did not listen. The youth is said to be a resident of Dindori. He used to work as a laborer in Bhopal. He was searched at night, but he was not found. Rescue was started again on Tuesday morning.
His body was found stuck in the bushes about a kilometer away. According to the police, the body is of Rambhajan father Budhdas Baghel, age 35 years, resident of village Basu Deori Shahpur Dindori.
He had come to Katara on Monday evening with his two companions to work as a laborer. Rambhajan was swept away while returning at night.