Rajganj, 09th July: Sensation prevailed after a youth drowned while fishing in the Karatoya River in Rajganj Sannyasipara area. The deceased has been identified as Tariful Islam, a resident of the same area.
According to local sources, the incident occurred when Tariful went fishing in the Karatoya River on Wednesday morning. Tariful did not return home and this worried his family members. Although the Rajganj police initiated a search in the river till 8 pm that evening, they were unable to find him.
Following this, the Rajganj police and BDO N. C. Sherpa reached the spot on Thursday morning and deployed a disaster response team in this regard. The youth’s dead body was recovered shortly after.
The body has been sent to the Jalpaiguri District Hospital for an autopsy. An investigation has been launched into the incident.