📷 Image: Flickr (CC)
Crime
Man Drowns in Ganga River During Funeral Rites in Bihar
✍️ Amar Ujala · Bihar
🗓 30 Jun 2026, 04:31 AM
👁 2
A 30-year-old man, Ranjan Kumar, drowned in the Ganga river at Phleja Ghat in Sonepur, Saran, while taking a bath during funeral ceremonies. He was rushed to a Patna hospital where he was declared dead.
Tragedy struck at Phleja Ghat in Sonepur, Saran district of Bihar, when a 30-year-old man drowned in the Ganga river. The incident occurred while the victim, identified as Ranjan Kumar, was participating in funeral rites and decided to take a bath in the river.
Reports indicate that Kumar slipped and fell into deeper waters during his bath. Despite efforts to rescue him, he was in critical condition. He was subsequently transported to a hospital in Patna for medical attention.
Doctors at the Patna hospital pronounced Ranjan Kumar dead upon arrival. The unfortunate incident has cast a pall of grief over the family attending the funeral ceremonies.
Reports indicate that Kumar slipped and fell into deeper waters during his bath. Despite efforts to rescue him, he was in critical condition. He was subsequently transported to a hospital in Patna for medical attention.
Doctors at the Patna hospital pronounced Ranjan Kumar dead upon arrival. The unfortunate incident has cast a pall of grief over the family attending the funeral ceremonies.