Young Businessman Missing After Jumping into Swollen Brahmani River; ODRAF Search Operation Underway
Rourkela, September 11 (SatyaNews): A young businessman is reportedly missing after allegedly jumping into the swollen Brahmani River from the New Brahmani Bridge in Rourkela on Friday morning.
According to preliminary information, a yellow-coloured car stopped on the bridge at around 11 am. A young man and a woman reportedly got out of the vehicle and were allegedly involved in an argument for some time.
Before bystanders could understand what was happening, the young man reportedly jumped into the Brahmani River along with his mobile phone. The woman allegedly attempted to stop him and also tried to jump into the river but was unsuccessful.
Following the incident, a large crowd gathered on the bridge. Police reached the spot after being alerted and questioned the woman to ascertain the circumstances leading to the incident.
Preliminary investigation has identified the missing person as Shivram Sahu, a contractor and businessman from the Civil Township area of Rourkela.
The exact reason behind his reported action is yet to be ascertained.
An ODRAF team conducted a search operation in the river following the incident. However, the search was unsuccessful and Shivram could not be traced till the time of filing this report.
The ODRAF team is expected to resume the search operation on Saturday morning.
