Dabugaon: In a tragic incident, a minor boy drowned in a pond near Ekamba village under this police limits in Nabarangpur district Saturday.
The deceased was identified as Debendra Majhi, 9, son of Kamal Singh Majhi of the same village.
As per reports, Debendra along with some of his friends went near the pond to play Saturday afternoon. Later, they all took a bath in the pond. However, Debendra slipped his feet and he drowned in the deep water of the pond. His friends returned home and informed his family members, who along with some other villagers fished out Debendra from the pond. They rushed him to Dabugaon Community Health Centre, where the doctor pronounced him dead.
Informed, Dabugaon police reached the health centre. After investigation, police registered a case (35/23) and sent the body for post-mortem. The body will be handed over to the deceased’s family members after completion of autopsy, police said.
PNN