Bhubaneswar, March 4 At least three people, including a boy, drowned while taking a bath after celebrating Holi at separate locations in Odisha on Wednesday, police said.
Two incidents occurred in the Jajpur district, while the third took place in the Cuttack district.
A report from Jajpur stated that a man, identified as Sangram Ajitabh Das (40), from the Padmapur area under the Jajpur Road police limits, drowned while bathing in the Kharasrota river after the Holi celebration in the Byasanagar area in the afternoon.
His body was recovered and sent for post-mortem examination.
In another incident from the same district, a young man, identified as Hiranya Kumar Behuria from the Bari area, also drowned in the Brahmani river at Khari Padia in Jajpur.
A report from the Cuttack district stated that a boy, identified as Jeevan Behera, drowned while bathing in the Mahanadi river in the Baramba area along with his friends. He was swept away by the river current, police said.
Fire Service personnel found the minor and took him to a hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival, police said.