Minor drowns in the Brahmaputra River at Poolbagan area in Dibrugarh

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DIBRUGARH: A 10-year-old minor boy drowned in the Brahmaputra River at Poolbagan area in Dibrugarh on Friday. The minor has been identified as Kanai Basfor, resident of Santipara ward no 12. "Kanai Basfor along with five other children went for bathing in the Brahmaputra River near Poolbagan. All six of them fell into the river but later five of them were rescued but Kanai drowned in the river," said a local resident.

According to reports, Kanai Basfor, Gulu Basfor, Krishna Basfor, Samir Basfor, Jan Basfor and Rohan Basfor went for batting in the Brahmaputra River on Friday afternoon. Dibrugarh Deputy Commissioner Biswajit Pegu said, "One minor drowned in the River Brahmaputra at Poolbagan area while he went for bathing along with other five children. SDRF has been conducting rescue operation in the river."

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