One more person was swept away on Wednesday by over-flooded Pairi river in Kochway area of Gariaband district, local officials said. According to reports, Maniram Sinha (35) son of Peeluram, resident of Mahasamund had left for his in-laws place in Kaseru on his motorcycle number CG04 CQ 5901 on Tuesday night. local villagers spotted his motorcycle in the river on Wednesday and informed police.
It is believed that he probably fell into the river while crossing it through the bridge between Nahargaon and Kochway. Kotwali police conducted preliminary investigation and informed his family members. Police searched for his body with help of divers but the body was not recovered till filing of the report.
Kotwali Thana Incharge Vimlesh Dubey said that some people had warned Maniram about risk in crossing the river through the bridge but he overlooked them. Since then he went missing.